Question

Lois wants to start an art gallery. However, because of lack of adequate funds, she decides to borrow money from a bank. The bank is hesitant to give money to Lois because it cannot verify whether her business would be able to earn enough profit to repay the borrowed amount within the stipulated period. However, after a thorough research, the bank grants her the money. In the given scenario, Lois uses _____ to fund her business.

A. crowdfundingB. a loanC. venture capitalD. a credit card

Answer 1

Answer: Loan

Explanation: In simple words, loan refers to lending of money by one entity or a group of entities to some other party. The individual or organisation taking the loan have to repay it in installments in a specified period. The installment repaid is a sum of principal and the interest charged.

In the given case, Lois borrowed money from a bank and is liable to repay that loan within a specified time period.

Hence from the above we can conclude that the correct option is B.