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Chapter 3: Q 3-6-9DQ (page 182)
What are three theories for describing the shape of the term structure of interest rates (the yield curve)? Briefly describe each theory.
There are three theories for describing the yield curve鈥檚 shape, expectations theory, liquidity-preference, and hedging pressure theories.
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Route Canal Shipping Company has the following schedule for aging of accounts receivable:
a. Fill in column (4) for each month.
Age of receivables April 30 20X1 | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Month of sales | Age of accounts | Amounts | Percent of amount due |
April | 0-30 | \(131,250 | ____ |
March | 31-60 | \)93,750 | ____ |
February | 61-90 | \(112,500 | ____ |
January | 91-120 | \)37,500 | ____ |
Total receivables | $375,000 | 100% |
Route Canal Shipping Company has the following schedule for aging of accounts receivable:
b. If the firm had $1,500,000 in credit sales over the four-month period, compute the average collection period. Average daily sales should be based on a 120-day period.
Esquire Products Inc. expects the following monthly sales:
January | \(28,000 |
February | \)19,000 |
March | \(12,000 |
April | \)14,000 |
May | \(8,000 |
June | \)6,000 |
July | \(22,000 |
August | \)26,000 |
September | \(29,000 |
October | \)34,000 |
November | \(42,000 |
December | \)24,000 |
Total annual sales | \(264,000 |
Cash sales are 40 percent in a given month, with the remainder going into accounts receivable. All receivables are collected in the month following the sale. Esquire sells all of its goods for \)2 each and produces them for $1 each. Esquire uses level production, and average monthly production is equal to annual production divided by 12.
a. Generate a monthly production and inventory schedule in units. Beginning inventory in January is 12,000 units. (Note: To do part a, you should work in terms of units of production and units of sales.)
Explain how rapidly expanding sales can drain the cash resources of a firm.
Knight Roundtable Co. has annual credit sales of $1,080,000 and an average collection period of 32 days in 2008. Assume a 360-day year. What is the company鈥檚 average accounts receivable balance? Accounts receivable are equal to the average daily credit sales times the average collection period
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