You own a small business that produces high quality cut flowers. While you have many customers your largest buyer is Blooming Smart Ltd, a large retail outfit with a national chain of outlets that accounts for 50% of your orders on average. Blooming Smart Ltd has now requested that you extend credit terms to them better than what you offer to your other buyers. 1)How could this affect your operating cycle?

You own a small business that produces high quality cut flowers. While you have many customers your largest buyer is Blooming Smart Ltd, a large retail outfit with a national chain of outlets that accounts for 50% of your orders on average. Blooming Smart Ltd has now requested that you extend credit terms to them better than what you offer to your other buyers. 1)How could this affect your operating cycle?

Cornerstones of Financial Accounting

4th Edition

ISBN:9781337690881

Author:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones

Publisher:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones

Chapter12: Fainancial Statement Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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You own a small business that produces high quality cut flowers. While you have many customers your largest buyer is Blooming Smart Ltd, a large retail outfit with a national chain of outlets that accounts for 50% of your orders on average. Blooming Smart Ltd has now requested that you extend credit terms to them better than what you offer to your other buyers. 1)Do you see anything ethically wrong with what Blooming Smart is trying to do?
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