FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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Suppose a certain car manufacturer's incentive program designed to reduce inventory of certain low-selling models offers a $8,000 extra dealer incentive for each of these
vehicles that the dealer moved into its rental or service fleets.
As the accountant for a dealership with a number of these vehicles left in stock, your manager has asked you to calculate certain invoice figures. The normal trade discount
from this car manufacturer is 17%. If the average sticker price (list price) of these remaining vehicles at your dealership is $26,500, calculate the following.
(a) What is the amount of the trade discount, including the incentive (in $)?
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(b) What is the trade discount rate (in percent)? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.
%
(c) What is the net price (invoice price) to your dealership (in $)?
(d) If the cars were then sold from the fleets at $1,000 over "invoice" (net price), what is the total percentage savings to the consumer based on the list price? Round to the
nearest tenth of a percent.
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(e) Although these incentive prices reflect extraordinary discounts to the consumer, what other factors should a consumer consider before purchasing a "discontinued" brand
of vehicle? (Select all that apply.)
O total number of vehicles manufactured this year
vehicle will be worth less than comparable models that are not discontinued
cho
O net worth of the car dealership
O availability of parts and service
WEBI
O vehicles may be more difficult to resell
lent c
DOCX
NEWEST RE
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888
FA
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose a certain car manufacturer's incentive program designed to reduce inventory of certain low-selling models offers a $8,000 extra dealer incentive for each of these vehicles that the dealer moved into its rental or service fleets. As the accountant for a dealership with a number of these vehicles left in stock, your manager has asked you to calculate certain invoice figures. The normal trade discount from this car manufacturer is 17%. If the average sticker price (list price) of these remaining vehicles at your dealership is $26,500, calculate the following. (a) What is the amount of the trade discount, including the incentive (in $)? %24 (b) What is the trade discount rate (in percent)? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent. % (c) What is the net price (invoice price) to your dealership (in $)? (d) If the cars were then sold from the fleets at $1,000 over "invoice" (net price), what is the total percentage savings to the consumer based on the list price? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent. aby (e) Although these incentive prices reflect extraordinary discounts to the consumer, what other factors should a consumer consider before purchasing a "discontinued" brand of vehicle? (Select all that apply.) O total number of vehicles manufactured this year vehicle will be worth less than comparable models that are not discontinued cho O net worth of the car dealership O availability of parts and service WEBI O vehicles may be more difficult to resell lent c DOCX NEWEST RE 80 888 FA FR
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