The problem of financially constrained borrowers is to choose the optimal level of the initial asset disclosed to the bank (γiAi). This choice involves a trade-off. The higher the level of the pledged collateral γiAi, the lower will be the cost of the loan (see Eq. (4)) and, in turn, the return on the HT project. However, by disclosing the asset, borrowers face two costs: a direct cost due to higher taxation, and a higher opportunity cost due to the income loss in operating the LT project on a smaller scale.