Explain the following tables and discuss about policy “A" and policy “B" in collection program? Justify which policy suits to the firm and why? Collection Programs Default Risk and Bad-Debt Losses Present Policy Policy A Policy B $2,400,000 $3,000,000 $3,300,000 $ 600,000 $ 300,000 Demand Incremental sales Default losses Original sales Incremental Sales 2% 10% 18% Avg. Collection Pd. Original sales Incremental Sales 1 month 2 months 3 months Default Risk and Bad-Debt Losses Policy A Policy B 1. Additional sales 2. Profitability: (20% contribution) x (1) 3. Add. bad-debt losses: (1) x (bad-debt %) 4. Add. receivables: (1) / (New Rec. Turns) 5. Inv. in add. receivables: (.80) x (4) 6. Required before-tax return on $600,000 120,000 60,000 100,000 80,000 $300,000 60,000 54,000 75,000 60,000 additional investment: (5) x (20%) 16,000 12,000 7. Additional bad-debt losses + additional required return: (3) + (6) 76,000 66,000 8. Incremental profitability: (2) - (7) 44,000 (6,000)
Explain the following tables and discuss about policy “A" and policy “B" in collection program? Justify which policy suits to the firm and why? Collection Programs Default Risk and Bad-Debt Losses Present Policy Policy A Policy B $2,400,000 $3,000,000 $3,300,000 $ 600,000 $ 300,000 Demand Incremental sales Default losses Original sales Incremental Sales 2% 10% 18% Avg. Collection Pd. Original sales Incremental Sales 1 month 2 months 3 months Default Risk and Bad-Debt Losses Policy A Policy B 1. Additional sales 2. Profitability: (20% contribution) x (1) 3. Add. bad-debt losses: (1) x (bad-debt %) 4. Add. receivables: (1) / (New Rec. Turns) 5. Inv. in add. receivables: (.80) x (4) 6. Required before-tax return on $600,000 120,000 60,000 100,000 80,000 $300,000 60,000 54,000 75,000 60,000 additional investment: (5) x (20%) 16,000 12,000 7. Additional bad-debt losses + additional required return: (3) + (6) 76,000 66,000 8. Incremental profitability: (2) - (7) 44,000 (6,000)
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