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ISBN: 9780077861704

Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 18, Problem 8QP

Calculating Payments [LO3] Sedman, Corp., has projected the following sales for the coming year:

Chapter 18, Problem 8QP, Calculating Payments [LO3] Sedman, Corp., has projected the following sales for the coming year: , example 1

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. What is the payables period in this case?

Chapter 18, Problem 8QP, Calculating Payments [LO3] Sedman, Corp., has projected the following sales for the coming year: , example 2

b. Rework (a) assuming a 90-day payables period.

c. Rework (a) assuming a 60-day payables period.

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Solution Summary: The company plays its orders during each quarter at 30% of projected sales for the next year. Since the company pays immediately, the payable period becomes zero.

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