Neveready Flashlights Inc. needs $340,000 to take a cash discount of 3/17, net 7
ID: 2621230 • Letter: N
Question
Neveready Flashlights Inc. needs $340,000 to take a cash discount of 3/17, net 72. A banker will loan the money for 55 days at an interest cost of $10,400.
a. What is the effective rate on the bank loan? (Use a 360-day year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
Effective rate of interest:
b. How much would it cost (in percentage terms) if the firm did not take the cash discount but paid the bill in 72 days instead of 17 days? (Use a 360-day year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
Cost of not taking a cash discount:
c. Should the firm borrow the money to take the discount?
Yes
No
d. If the banker requires a 20 percent compensating balance, how much must the firm borrow to end up with the $340,000?
Amount to be borrowed:
e-1. What would be the effective interest rate in part d if the interest charge for 55 days were $13,000? (Use a 360-day year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
Effective rate of interest:
e-2. Should the firm borrow with the 20 percent compensating balance requirement? (The firm has no funds to count against the compensating balance requirement.)
Yes
No
Explanation / Answer
a. Effective rate of Interest = 10,400/340,000 *360/55 = 0.1835 = 0.1835 =18.35%
b. Cost of not taking a cash discount =3%/97% * 360/(72-17) = 0.2024 = 20.24%
c. Yes, becuase the cost of borrowing is less the the cost of losing the discount
d. Amount to be borrowed = 340,000/(1-0.2) = 425,000
e-1. Effective rate of Interest = 13,000/340000 * 360/55 = 0.2503 = 25.03%
e-2. No, do not borrow with a compensating balance of 20 percent since the effective rate is greater than the savings from taking the cash discount