A large retailer obtains merchandise under the credit terms of 1/10, net 30, but routinely takes 65 days to pay itsbills. (Because the retailer is an important customer, suppliers allow the firm to stretch its credit terms.) What is theretailer's effective cost of trade credit? Assume a 365-day year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Roundyour answer to two decimal places.

Formula to calculate retailer's effective cost of trade credit is as follows: k=(1+100−discount…

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