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Chapter 3: 7DQ (page 219)
What are three quantitative measures that can be applied to the collection policy of the firm?
The average collection period, bad debt to sales ratio, and accounts receivables aging are applied to the collection policy.
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Wisconsin Snowmobile Corp. is considering a switch to level production. Cost efficiencies would occur under level production, and after-tax costs would decline by \(36,000, but inventory would increase by \)300,000. Wisconsin Snowmobile would have to finance the extra inventory at a cost of 13.5 percent.
a. Determine the extra cost or savings of switching over to level production. Should the company go ahead and switch to level production?
Regis Clothiers can borrow from its bank at 17 percent to take a cash discount. The terms of the cash discount are 3/19, net 45. Should the firm borrow the funds?
Sauer Food Company has decided to buy a new computer system with an expected life of three years. The cost is \(150,000. The company can borrow \)150,000 for three years at 10 percent annual interest or for one year at 8 percent annual interest.
How much would Sauer Food Company save in interest over the three-year life of the computer system if the one-year loan is utilized and the loan is rolled over (reborrowed) each year at the same 8 percent rate? Compare this to the 10 percent three-year loan. What if interest rates on the 8 percent loan go up to 13 percent in year 2 and 18 percent in year 3? What would be the total interest cost compared to the 10 percent, three-year loan?
Eastern Auto Parts Inc. has 15 percent of its sales paid for in cash and 85 percent on credit. All credit accounts are collected in the following month. Assume the following sales:
January | \(65,000 |
February | \)55,000 |
March | \(100,000 |
April | \)45,000 |
Sales in December of the prior year were $75,000. Prepare a cash receipts schedule for January through April.
Simmons Corp. can borrow from its bank at 17 percent to take a cash discount. The terms of the cash discount are 1.5/10, net 45. Should the firm borrow the funds?
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