EBK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: THEORY & PRAC
EBK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: THEORY & PRAC
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781305886902
Author: EHRHARDT
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Chapter 16, Problem 4P
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To determine: Effective cost of trade credit.

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Cost of trade credit   Firms usually offer their customers some form of trade credit. This allowance comes with certain terms of credit. These terms will affect the cost of the asset for both the buyer and the seller. Consider the following case: Blue Elk Manufacturing buys most of its raw materials from a single supplier. This supplier sells to Blue Elk on terms of 2/15, net 45. The cost per period of the trade credit extended to Blue Elk, rounded to two decimal places, is___________%   Blue Elk’s trade credit has a nominal annual cost—expressed as an annual percentage rate (APR)—of_________%, assuming a 365-day year. (Note: Round all intermediate calculations to four decimal places, and your final answer to two decimal places.)   If Blue Elk’s supplier shortens the discount period by five days, this will _____________(Increase or decrease pick one) the cost of the trade credit.
A large retailer obtains merchandise under the credit terms of 1/10, net 30, but routinely takes 60 dyas to pay its bills.(Because the retailer is an important customer, suppliers allow the firsm to stretch its credit terms.)  What is the retailers effective cost of trade credit?
Assume all suppliers to a large retail chain offer credit terms of 2/10, net 30. The retail chain consistently takes the 2 percent discount and pays in 60 days. When pressed on the issue, the retail chain tells the suppliers they can either accept the payments as they currently are or lose the business. Is this ethical? How might this impact a small supplier versus a large supplier? Explain.
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