A merchant is offered a 5% discount for immediate payment of a bill which is due in 90 days. What is the largest simple interest at which the merchant could afford to borrow in order to pay in cash today? Answer: 21%   2. A businessman invest P 100000 right now. He then received two payments P109460 one at the end of 3 years and one at the end of the 6th year. Calculate the rate of return of the investment (the interest compounded annually) Answer: 20%

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:Libby
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
icon
Related questions
Question

Show solution numbers 1 and 2 on how the answer is obtained using interest formulas 

1. A merchant is offered a 5% discount for immediate payment of a bill which is due in 90 days. What is the largest simple interest at which the merchant could afford to borrow in order to pay in cash today?

Answer: 21%

 

2. A businessman invest P 100000 right now. He then received two payments P109460 one at the end of 3 years and one at the end of the 6th year. Calculate the rate of return of the investment (the interest compounded annually)

Answer: 20%

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Types of Money Market Instruments
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259964947
Author:
Libby
Publisher:
MCG
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education