Royal Caribbean Cruises Would Like to Add an Additional Ship

Multiple Choice

Royal Caribbean Cruises would like to add an additional ship to its fleet. A new ship will cost $1.4 billion to build. Royal Caribbean plans to use cash and a long-term loan to finance the production of the new ship. However, the current interest rate on a $900 million loan is 5%, which Royal Caribbean feels is high. Which key consideration for choosing a form of financing does this example illustrate?

A) amount of financing
B) external factors
C) cost of financing
D) term of financing