The encroachment, breach, or violation of a right, law, regulation, or contract. The term is most frequently used in reference to the invasion of rights secured by Copyright, patent, or trademark.
Multiply the after-tax interest rate of your debt by the principal amount of your debt. The result will be the true annual dollar cost of your debt. For example, if your loan is for $100,000, your interest rate is 5 percent and your after-tax interest rate is 4 percent, $100,000 times 4 percent equals $4,000.
An entityâs cost of capital is an average of the costs of all the finance sources within the company weighted by the total market value of each source. Consider, for example, a company with three sources of finance: equity, preference shares and debt (see table 1).n entityâs cost of capital is an average of the costs of all the finance sources within the company weighted by the total market value of each source. Consider, for example, a company with three sources of finance: equity, preference shares and debt (see table 1).