Simple​ Simon's Bakery purchases supplies on terms of 1.5/10, net 30. If Simple​ Simon's chooses to take the discount​ offered, it must obtain a bank loan to meet its​ short-term financing needs. A local bank has quoted Simple​ Simon's owner an interest rate of 10.9% on borrowed funds. Should Simple​ Simon's enter the loan agreement with the bank and begin taking the​ discount? (Hint: Use 365 days for a​ year.)

A company decides to obtain a small-business loan of $237,000. The financial institution from which the company borrows offers two options: a. Borrow $237,000 at 6% with monthly payments of $4,581.87 over 5 years. b. Borrow $237,000 at 7% with monthly payments of $2,751.77 over 10 years. Required: Record the issuance of an installment note payable under each option. Record the payments for the first and second month under each option. Determine the total amount of interest paid under each option over the full period of the note.

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The Magic Pumpkin Limousine Company wants to purchase a car telephone system for one of its automobiles. The telephone vendor has offered to finance the $1,500 purchase over one year in 12 installments, with a total of $140 in interest to be paid on the loan. Magic Pumpkin's bank has offered to finance the purchase with an instalment loan, where $155 in interest will be repaid and payments on the loan must be made quarterly. What are the annual interest rates on these loans?

Ctenanthe Plant Co. borrows money to buy some new green houses. To do so, Ctenanthe borrows $750,000 in a 15-year fixed mortgage. To record the borrowing, Ctenanthe should. debit mortgage payable for $750,000 debit cash for $750,000 Ctenanthe dooes not need to record anything until the first payment is due, since thi is long-trm borrowing. credit cash for $750,000

Melody Dairy has a line of credit with its bank. The firm plans to borrow $400,000 at a rate of 10 percent. The bank requires a 15% compensating balance and the firm currently maintains $20,000 in its account at the bank that can be used to meet the compensating balance requirement. Determine the annual finance cost to Melody of this loan.

(Related to Checkpoint 18.2) (Estimating the cost of bank credit) Paymaster Enterprises has arranged to finance its seasonal working-capital needs with a short-term bank loan. The loan will carry a rate of 16 percent per annum with interest paid in advance (discounted). In addition, Paymaster must maintain a minimum demand deposit with the bank of 7 percent of the loan balance throughout the term of the loan. If Paymaster plans to borrow $110,000 for a period of 6 months, what is the annualized cost of the bank loan?

Springer Products wishes to borrow ​$90,000 from a local bank using its accounts receivable to secure the loan. The​ bank's policy is to accept as collateral any accounts that are normally paid within 30 days of the end of the credit​ period, as long as the average age of the account is not greater than the​ customer's average payment period. ​ Springer's accounts​ receivable, their average​ ages, and the average payment period for each customer are shown in the following​ table: Customer Accounts Receivable Average age of account     Average payment period of customer A ​$11,000   42 days   50 days   B ​$25,000   70 days   65 days   C ​$10,000   48 days   45 days   D ​$28,000   55 days   50 days   E ​$14,000   50 days   60 days   F ​$19,000   21 days   35 days   G ​$30,000   10 days   30 days   H ​$16,000   25 days   40 days…

A washer-dryer combination can be purchased from a department store by making monthly credit card payments of $43.02 for three-and-a-half years. The first payment is due on the date of sale and interest is 15% compounded monthly. (a) What is the purchase price? (b) How much will be paid in installments? (c) How much is the cost of financing? (d) If an additional $8.50 per month is added to cover a service contract, what is the value of the entire contract on the date of sale?

Let's assume you finance your house through Wells-Fargo Bank. Below, please find the Truth-in-Lending Disclosure (TILD). Calculate Finance Charge, i.e., the dollar amount the credit will cost you at the end of the term. Amount Financed Annual Percentage Rate Term $350,000 5.0% 30 Years Taxes and Insurance per month (Escrow account set up by Wells-Fargo.) $430 $335,321.64 $326,395.24 O $373,125.82 O $426,825.60