BC Office Furniture sells its primary product, an office chair, at R150 per unit. Total credit sales for the previous financial year were 4 000 units. The variable cost to manufacture one chair is R60 and the total fixed costs for the year are R80 000. The entity’s credit terms are 2/10 net 45 and it is considering tightening its credit standards to 3/7 net 30. This is expected to result in a 5% decrease in sales, but bad debt is expected to decrease from 2% of credit sales to 1%. The average collection period is expected to decrease from the current 45 days to 30 days. In the past, 20% of debtors accepted the discount. This percentage is not expected to change. The entity’s cost of capital is 14%. Assume 365 days per year. To calculate the effect of the tightening of credit standards, the entity needs to calculate the following: ■ the profit loss or gain from a decrease or an increase in sales ■ the cost of the marginal investment in accounts receivable ■ the cost of marginal bad debts ■ the cost of the discoun

BC Office Furniture sells its primary product, an office chair, at R150 per unit. Total credit sales for the previous financial year were 4 000 units. The variable cost to manufacture one chair is R60 and the total fixed costs for the year are R80 000. The entity’s credit terms are 2/10 net 45 and it is considering tightening its credit standards to 3/7 net 30. This is expected to result in a 5% decrease in sales, but bad debt is expected to decrease from 2% of credit sales to 1%. The average collection period is expected to decrease from the current 45 days to 30 days. In the past, 20% of debtors accepted the discount. This percentage is not expected to change. The entity’s cost of capital is 14%. Assume 365 days per year. To calculate the effect of the tightening of credit standards, the entity needs to calculate the following: ■ the profit loss or gain from a decrease or an increase in sales ■ the cost of the marginal investment in accounts receivable ■ the cost of marginal bad debts ■ the cost of the discoun

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ABC Office Furniture sells its primary product, an office chair, at R150 per unit. Total credit sales for the previous financial year were 4 000 units. The variable cost to manufacture one chair is R60 and the total fixed costs for the year are R80 000. The entity’s credit terms are 2/10 net 45 and it is considering tightening its credit standards to 3/7 net 30. This is expected to result in a 5% decrease in sales, but bad debt is expected to decrease from 2% of credit sales to 1%. The average collection period is expected to decrease from the current 45 days to 30 days. In the past, 20% of debtors accepted the discount. This percentage is not expected to change. The entity’s cost of capital is 14%. Assume 365 days per year. To calculate the effect of the tightening of credit standards, the entity needs to calculate the following:
■ the profit loss or gain from a decrease or an increase in sales
■ the cost of the marginal investment in accounts receivable
■ the cost of marginal bad debts
■ the cost of the discount.

Definition Definition Receivable amount that a company is owed, but did not receive, and which may not be receivable in future.

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