Suppose Geoff Considers Borrowing $100 from Tracey

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Essay

Suppose Geoff considers borrowing $100 from Tracey. They both think that a 4 percent real interest rate would be fair, but they are aware of a 30 percent interest income tax. Therefore, they think of the fair 4 percent real interest rate as an after-tax rate. How much should Geoff pay to Tracey in interest, such that the after-tax real interest rate would be 4 percent, if they expect inflation to be 6 percent? What if the expected inflation was 8 percent? How does this affect Geoff's incentive to borrow?

Learn how to account for bad debt expense and understand the effect of write-offs on the cash realizable value of accounts receivable.

Grasp the procedures for recording transactions involving sales on account, returns, and related interest accruals.

Calculate and understand the impact of bad debt expense based on percentage estimates of net credit sales or accounts receivable balances.

Compute the maturity value of notes receivable.

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