Your firm has an average collection period of 38 days. Current practice is to factor all receivables immediately at a discount of 1.9 percent. Assume that default is extremely unlikely. What is the effective cost of borrowing? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a pecent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Effective cost of borrowing 19.82 %
Your firm has an average collection period of 38 days. Current practice is to factor all receivables immediately at a discount of 1.9 percent. Assume that default is extremely unlikely. What is the effective cost of borrowing? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a pecent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Effective cost of borrowing 19.82 %
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Your firm has an average collection period of 38 days. Current practice is to factor all
receivables immediately at a discount of 1.9 percent. Assume that default is extremely
unlikely. What is the effective cost of borrowing? (Do not round intermediate
calculations and enter your answer as a pecent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g.,
32.16.)
Effective cost of borrowing
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Your firm has an average collection period of 38 days. Current practice is to factor all
receivables immediately at a discount of 1.9 percent. Assume that default is extremely
unlikely. What is the effective cost of borrowing? (Do not round intermediate
calculations and enter your answer as a pecent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g.,
32.16.)
Effective cost of borrowing
19.82 %
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Sexton Corporation has projected the following sales for the coming year:
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Sales $970 $1,050 $1,010 $ 1,110
Sales in the year following this one are projected to be 15 percent greater in each
quarter.
a. Calculate payments to suppliers assuming that the company places orders during
each quarter equal to 30 percent of projected sales for the next quarter. Assume that
the company pays immediately. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round
your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b. Calculate payments to suppliers assuming a 90-day payables period. (Do not round
intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
c. Calculate payments to suppliers assuming a 60-day payables period. (Do not round
intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
a. Payment of accounts
b. Payment of accounts
c. Payment of accounts
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Sexton Corporation has projected the following sales for the coming year:
Q1
Q2
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Sales $970 $1,050 $1,010 $ 1,110
Sales in the year following this one are projected to be 15 percent greater in each
quarter.
a. Calculate payments to suppliers assuming that the company places orders during
each quarter equal to 30 percent of projected sales for the next quarter. Assume that
the company pays immediately. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round
your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b. Calculate payments to suppliers assuming a 90-day payables period. (Do not round
intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
c. Calculate payments to suppliers assuming a 60-day payables period. (Do not round
intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
a. Payment of accounts
b. Payment of accounts
c. Payment of accounts
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