Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
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Chapter 16, Problem 7CRCT
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To discuss: Whether the proper use of the process of bankruptcy is to file bankruptcy due to likely litigation-related or actual losses
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The legal proceeding, which involves a business or person that cannot be able to pay back the outstanding debts is called a bankruptcy. There are two types of costs of bankruptcy, namely direct cost of bankruptcy and indirect cost of bankruptcy.
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