Alpha corporation needs a $20,000 loan for the next 30 days. It's trying to decide which of the three alternatives to use: A) Forgo the discount on its trade credit agreement that offers terms of 2/10, Net 30. B) Borrow money from bank A, which offered to lend the firm $20,000 for 30 days with APR of 12%. The bank will require a (no-interest) compensating balance of 5% of the face value of the loan and will charge a $100 loan origination fee, which means Alpha corporation must borrow even more than the $10,000 C) Borrow money from bank B, which has offered to lend the firm $10,000 for 30 days at an APR of 15%. The loan has a 1% origination fee. Which of the alternative is the cheapest source of financing for the Alpha corporation.

National Co. needs to borrow P300,000 for the next 6 months. The company has a line of credit with a bank that allows the company to borrow funds with a 10% interest rate subject to a 20% of loan compensating balance. Currently, National Co. has no funds on deposit with the bank and will need the loan to cover the compensating balance as well as their other financing needs. How much will National Co. need to borrow?

Wrexham Corp. (WC) purchases computer parts from its suppliers 1/15, net 30. However, to take advantage of the discount WC needs to get a bank loan.  The bank charges 8% interest (APR) and a one percent origination fee for the loan (assume the loan is for 1 year and is renewed yearly).  What is the effective annual cost of not taking the trade discount?  What is the effective cost of the bank loan? Should WC take out the bank loan to take advantage of the trade credit?

Company A is currently cash-constrained, and must make a decision about whether to delay paying one of its suppliers, or taking out a loan. They owe the supplier $12,245, and they can borrow the money from Bank B, which has offered to lend the firm $12,245 for 1 months at an APR of 13% (compounded). The loan has a 1.54% loan origination fee.  What would be the cost for Company A if they decide to borrow from Bank B?

State Federal Bank (SFB) offers two borrowing options to businesses: (1) a simple interest loan with a 7 percent interest rate and no compensating balance and (2) a discount interest loan with a quoted rate equal to 5 percent that requires a 20 percent compensating balance. If a firm needs a nine-month loan, which option should it choose based on rEAR? Assume the firm normally maintains a negligible checking account balance at the bank. Assume there are 360 days in a year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. Option 1, rEAR:   % Option 2, rEAR:   % Based on rEAR,  should be chosen.

Assume the credit terms offered to your firm by your suppliers are 2​/10​, net 50. Calculate the cost of the trade credit if your firm does not take the discount and pays on day 50. ​(Hint​: Use a​ 365-day year.)The main reason that your firm has to pass on the discount and pay on the last allowed day​ (day 40), is lack of liquidity. The CFO is debating whether to borrow from a local​ bank, so that your firm has the cash sooner to take advantage of the trade credit. The best interest rate your firm can get from the local bank is​ 20% EAR. Should your firm borrow from the bank to take advantage of the trade​ credit?    I got the correct answer to be 20.25% i need help on the steps to get this answer.

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Hendo Corp. can borrow from its bank using a one year (a) simple interest loan with an 11.3% quoted rate and no compensating balance or (b) a discount interest loan with a quoted rate equal to 9.9% that requires a 15% compensating balance. What is the EAR of the lower cost loan? Hendo Corp. normally tries to keep its checking account balance close to $0.

Yoo, Incorporated, has arranged a line of credit that allows it to borrow up to $51 million at any time. The interest rate is 627 percent per month. Additionally, the company must deposit 5 percent of the amount borrowed in a noninterest-bearing account. The bank uses compound interest on its line-of-credit loans. If the company needs $27 million for 8 months, how much will it pay in interest? Multiple Choice $1.307,50417 $1,457,29019 $1619,200.22 $1.230.592.16) $1,384,41618

Neveready Flashlights Inc. needs $340,000 to take a cash discount of 3/17, net 72. A banker will lend the money for 55 days at an interest cost of $10,400. What is the effective rate on the bank loan? tion in mind. 20.04% 3.06% 4.25% 10% How much would it cost (in percentage terms) if the firm did not take the cash discount, but paid the bill in 72 days instead of 17 days? 3.0% 97% 6.55% 15% Should the firm borrow the money to take the discount? No Yes I don't know Sometimes If the banker requires a 20 percent compensating balance, how much must the firm borrow to end up with the $340,000? $10,000 $1,000 $100,000 ○ $425,000 What would be the effective interest rate in part d if the interest charge for 55 days were $13,000? Should the firm borrow with the 20 percent compensating balance? (The firm has no funds to count against the compensating balance requirement.) 3.0% 6.55% 6.0% 5.0%