Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861759
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Videos
Question
Chapter 28, Problem 18QP
Summary Introduction
To determine: The break-even price per unit that should be charged under the new credit policy.
Credit Policy:
The credit policy is that policy of a company or a government which shows that how much amount is needed and how much is borrowed.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
The Branson Corporation is considering a change in its cash-only policy. The new terms would be net one period. The required return is 2.5 percent per period.
Current Policy
New Policy
Price per unit
$ 85
$ 87
Cost per unit
$ 45
$ 45
Unit sales per month
4,250
?
What is the break-even quantity for the new credit policy? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
A company plans to tighten its credit policy. The new policy will decrease the average number of days in collection from 75 to 50 days and reduce the ratio of credit sales to total revenue from 70% to 60%. The company estimates that projected sales would be 5% less if the proposed new credit policy were implemented. The firm’s short-term interest cost is 10%. Projected sales for the coming year are P100 million. Assume a 360-day year, the increase (decrease) on A/R of this proposed change in credit policy is
A. P0
B. (P5,000,000)
C. (P6,666,6667)
D. (P13,000,000)
eBook
Lewis Lumber is considering changing its credit terms from net 55 to net 30 to bring its terms in line with other firms in the industry. Currently, annual sales are $360,000, and the average collection period (DSO) is 60 days. Lewis estimates tightening the credit terms will reduce annual sales to $356,000, but accounts receivable would drop to 35 days of sales. Lewis' variable cost ratio is 60 percent and its average cost of funds is 9 percent. Should the change in credit terms be made? Assume all operating costs are paid at the time inventory is sold and all sales are collected at the DSO. Assume there are 360 days in a year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest cent.
The NPV for the existing credit policy, that is $ , is the NPV for the proposed credit policy, that is $ . Thus, Lewis Lumber change its credit policy.
Chapter 28 Solutions
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
Ch. 28 - Prob. 1CQCh. 28 - Trade Credit forms In what form is trade credit...Ch. 28 - Prob. 3CQCh. 28 - Five Cs or Credit What arc the five Cs of credit?...Ch. 28 - Credit Period Length What are some of the factors...Ch. 28 - Credit Period Length In each of the following...Ch. 28 - Inventory Types What are the different inventory...Ch. 28 - Just-in-Time Inventory If a company moves to a JIT...Ch. 28 - Inventory Costs If a companys inventory carrying...Ch. 28 - Inventory Period At least part of Dells corporate...
Ch. 28 - Prob. 1QPCh. 28 - Size of Accounts Receivable The Paden Corporation...Ch. 28 - ACP and Accounts Receivable Kyoto Joe, Inc., sells...Ch. 28 - Size of Accounts Receivable Tidwell, Inc., has...Ch. 28 - Terms of Sale A firm offers terms of 1/10, net 30....Ch. 28 - ACP and Receivables Turnover Chen, Inc., bas an...Ch. 28 - Size of Accounts Receivable Essence of Skunk...Ch. 28 - Size of Accounts Receivable The Arizona Bay...Ch. 28 - Evaluating Credit Policy Air Spares is a...Ch. 28 - Credit Policy Evaluation Leeloo, Inc., is...Ch. 28 - EOQ Fhloston Manufacturing uses 1,860 switch...Ch. 28 - EOQ The Trektronics store begins each week with...Ch. 28 - EOQ Derivation Prove that when carrying costs and...Ch. 28 - Credit Policy Evaluation The Harrington...Ch. 28 - Credit Policy Evaluation Happy Times currently has...Ch. 28 - Credit Policy The Silver Spokes Bicycle Shop has...Ch. 28 - Break-Even Quantity In Problem 14, what is the...Ch. 28 - Prob. 18QPCh. 28 - Prob. 19QPCh. 28 - Safety Stocks and Order Points Sach, Inc., expects...Ch. 28 - Evaluating Credit Policy Solar Engines...Ch. 28 - Evaluating Credit Policy In the previous problem,...Ch. 28 - Prob. 1MC
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, finance and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Tightening Credit Terms Kim Mitchell, the new credit manager of the Vinson Corporation, was alarmed to find that Vinson sells on credit terms of net 90 days while industry-wide credit terms have recently been lowered to net 30 days. On annual credit sales of 2.5 million, Vinson currently averages 95 days of sales in accounts receivable. Mitchell estimates that tightening the credit terms to 30 days would reduce annual sales to 2,375,000, but accounts receivable would drop to 35 days of sales and the savings on investment in them should more than overcome any loss in profit. Vinsons variable cost ratio is 85%, and taxes are 40%. If the interest rate on funds invested in receivables is 18%, should the change in credit terms be made?arrow_forwardRelaxing Collection Efforts The Boyd Corporation has annual credit sales of 1.6 million. Current expenses for the collection department are 35,000, bad-debt losses are 1.5%, and the days sales outstanding is 30 days. The firm is considering easing its collection efforts such that collection expenses will be reduced to 22,000 per year. The change is expected to increase bad-debt losses to 2.5% and to increase the days sales outstanding to 45 days. In addition, sales are expected to increase to 1,625,000 per year. Should the firm relax collection efforts if the opportunity cost of funds is 16%, the variable cost ratio is 75%, and taxes are 40%?arrow_forwardAxis Wells and Excavation (AWE) currently generates $198,000 in annual credit sales. AWE sells on terms of net 50, and its accounts receivable balance averages $11,000. AWE is considering a new credit policy with terms of net 25. Under the new policy, sales will decrease to $189,000, and accounts receivable will average $12,600. Compute the days sales outstanding (DSO) under the existing policy and the proposed policy. Assume there are 360 days in a year. Round your answers to the nearest whole number. DSOExisting: days DSONew: daysarrow_forward
- CJ Stores has current cash-only sales of 218 units per month at a price of $236.55 a unit. If it switches to a net 30 credit policy, the credit sales price will be $249 while the cash price will remain at $236.55. The switch is not expected to affect the sales quantity but a 3 percent default rate is expected. The monthly interest rate is 1.4 percent. What is the net present value of the proposed credit policy switch? a. 24,727 b. 27,965 c. 26,893 d. 29,481 e. 25,978arrow_forwardQuantitative Problem: Adams Manufacturing Inc. buys $9.1 million of materials (net of discounts) on terms of 2/10, net 50; and it currently pays after 10 days and takes the discounts. Adams plans to expand, which will require additional financing. If Adams decides to forgo discounts, how much additional credit could it obtain? Assume 365 days in year for your calculations. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent.$ What would be the nominal and effective cost of such a credit? Assume 365 days in year for your calculations. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.Nominal cost: %Effective cost: % If the company could receive the funds from a bank at a rate of 9%, interest paid monthly, based on a 365-day year, what would be the effective cost of the bank loan? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % Should Adams use bank debt or additional trade credit?arrow_forwardJazz Auto Supply is not satisfied with its present credit policy. A proposal under consideration is to change the credit terms from 1/10, net 30 to 2/10, net 30. The firm's current average collection period is 42 days but it is expected to decline to 38 days. The percentage of credit customers who take discount is expected to increase from 45% to 60% under the new policy. Credit sales are anticipated to remain P400,000 with contribution margin of 25%. The bad debt losses are forecasted to decrease from 3% of credit sales to 2.5%. The firm's opportunity cost for investing in additional receivables is 18%. Should Jazz adopt this change policy?arrow_forward
- J Ltd. makes credit sales of $424,000 yearly The credit term offered by J Ltd. equals the average collection period ie, net 45 days. The company plans to adopt new credit terms. The new credit terms are 2/18. net 45. It is assumed that all the customers pay on the last day of the discount period. The company plans to use the amount of decrease in accounts receivable to reduce the bank loan that costs 10% Question 16 Assume that the new credit terms would increase the sales to 110% and the company earns 20% on sales before any discounts, determine the amount of net change in income if the company decides to adopt the new credit terms. (Use a 360-day year for calculations. Don't round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to the nearest whole dollar) $8,400 $2.968 12 13 $2.120 $3.816arrow_forwardInitiating a cash discount Gardner Company currently makes all sales on credit and offers no cash discount. The firm is considering offering a 2% cash discount for payment within 15 days. The firm's current average collection period is 60 days, sales are 40,000 units, selling price is $46 per unit, and variable cost per unit is $35. The firm expects that the change in credit terms will result in an increase in sales to 45,000 units, that 70% of the sales will take the discount, and that the average collection period will fall to 30 days. If the firm's required rate of return on equal-risk investments is 10%, should the proposed discount be offered? (Note: Assume a 365-day year.)arrow_forwardCost of Trade Credit If a firm buys under terms of 1/15, net 45, but actually pays on the 20th day and still takes the discount, what is the nominal cost of its nonfree trade credit? Assume a 365-day year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % Does it receive more or less credit than it would if it paid within 15 days? I. Paying after the discount period, but still taking the discount gives the firm more credit than it would receive if it paid within 15 days. II. Paying after the discount period, but still taking the discount gives the firm less credit than it would receive if it paid within 15 days. III. Paying before the discount period and taking the discount gives the firm more credit than it would receive if it paid within 15 days.arrow_forward
- Taylor Company provides the following information: Annual credit sales : $ 24,000,000Collection period : 3 monthsTerms : net/30Rate of return : 18% The company is considering changing the credit discount policy to 4/10, net 30. The company anticipates that thirty percent of consumers will take the discount. The receivable collection period is expected to be reduced to 2 months. Should the discount policy be implemented? Explain with calculations.arrow_forwardProblem 3. Regent Rug Repair Company is trying to decide whether it should relax its credit standards. The firm repairs rugs per year at an average price of each. Bad debt expenses are of sales, the average collection period is days, and the variable cost per unit is . Regent expects that if it does relax its credit standards, the average collection period will increase to days and that bad debts will increase to of sales. Sales will increase by repairs per year. If the firm has a required rate of return on equal-risk investments of , what recommendation would you give the firm? Use your analysis to justify your answer (use a 365-day year)arrow_forwardABC & Company is making sales of Rs.16,00,000 and it extends a credit of 90 days to it's customers. However, in order to overcome the financial difficulties, it is considering to change the credit policy. The firm has variable cost of 80% and fixed cost of Rs.1,00,000. The cost of capital is 15%. Evaluate different policies and which policy should be adopted? The proposed terms of credit and expected sales are given hereunder: Policy I II III Terms 75 days 60 days 45 days Sales Rs.15,00,000 Rs. 14,50,000 Rs 14,25,000arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFinanceISBN:9781337514835Author:MOYERPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course...FinanceISBN:9781337395083Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. DavesPublisher:Cengage Learning
Cornerstones of Financial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337690881Author:Jay Rich, Jeff JonesPublisher:Cengage Learning
EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Finance
ISBN:9781337514835
Author:MOYER
Publisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course...
Finance
ISBN:9781337395083
Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337690881
Author:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
Publisher:Cengage Learning
The management of receivables Introduction - ACCA Financial Management (FM); Author: OpenTuition;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLmePnbC3ZQ;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY