Survey Of Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259631122
Author: Edmonds, Thomas P.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 3, Problem 12E
Inventory financing costs
Bill Norman comes to you for advice. He has just purchased a large amount of inventory with the terms 2/10, n/30. The amount of the invoice is $310,000. He is currently short of cash but has decent credit. He can borrow the money needed to settle the account payable at an annual interest rate of 7 percent. Bill is sure he will have the necessary cash by the due date of the invoice but not by the last day of the discount period.
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a. Convert the discount rate into an annual interest rate.
b. Make a recommendation regarding whether Norman should borrow the money and pay off the account payable within the discount period.
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