Hypotheses

Rs

Decision

H1: Mandatory Audits → Financing Opportunities

0.432**

Accepted

H2b: Mandatory Audits → Confidence

0.352**

Accepted

H3b: Mandatory Audits → Borrowing Eligibility

0.484**

Accepted

H4b: Mandatory Audits → Preference

0.185**

Accepted

H5b: Mandatory Audits → Lower Cost of Debt

0.265**

Accepted

H2a: Confidence → Financing Opportunities

0.601**

Accepted

H3a: Borrowing Eligibility → Financing Opportunities

0.612**

Accepted

H4a: Preference → Financing Opportunities

0.462**

Accepted

H5a: Lower Cost of Debt → Financing Opportunities

0.837**

Accepted