Intermediate Financial Management
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780357516782
Author: Brigham, Eugene F., Daves, Phillip R.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 21, Problem 4P
A large retailer obtains merchandise under the credit terms of 1/15, net 45, but routinely takes 60 days to pay its bills. (Because the retailer is an important customer, suppliers allow the firm to stretch its credit terms.) What is the retailer’s effective cost of trade credit?
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Firms usually offer their customers some form of trade credit. This allowance comes with certain terms of credit. These terms will affect the cost of the asset for both the buyer and the seller.
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Blue Elk Manufacturing buys most of its raw materials from a single supplier. This supplier sells to Blue Elk on terms of 2/15, net 45. The cost per period of the trade credit extended to Blue Elk, rounded to two decimal places, is___________%
Blue Elk’s trade credit has a nominal annual cost—expressed as an annual percentage rate (APR)—of_________%, assuming a 365-day year. (Note: Round all intermediate calculations to four decimal places, and your final answer to two decimal places.)
If Blue Elk’s supplier shortens the discount period by five days, this will _____________(Increase or decrease pick one) the cost of the trade credit.
A large retailer obtains merchandise under the credit terms of 1/10, net 30, but routinely takes 60 dyas to pay its bills.(Because the retailer is an important customer, suppliers allow the firsm to stretch its credit terms.) What is the retailers effective cost of trade credit?
A large retailer obtains merchandise under the credit terms of 3/10, net 45, but routinely takes 60 days to pay its bills. (Because the retailer is an important customer, suppliers allow the firm to stretch its credit terms.) What is the retailer's effective cost of trade credit? Assume a 365-day year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
Chapter 21 Solutions
Intermediate Financial Management
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