You Have Approached Your Local Bank for a Start-Up Loan

question 38

Multiple Choice

You have approached your local bank for a start-up loan commitment for $1,000,000 needed to open a car repair store. You have requested that the term of the loan be one year. Your bank has offered you the following terms: size of loan commitment = $1,000,000, term = one year, up-front fee = 20 basis points, back-end fee = 50 basis points, and rate on the loan = 9 percent. If you immediately take down $750,000 and no more during the year, what is the total interest and fees you have paid on this loan commitment?

• A) $70,250
• B) $70,750
• C) $74,500
• D) $93,250

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Definitions:

Periodic Inventory

An inventory accounting system where inventory counts and cost of goods sold (COGS) are determined at the end of an accounting period.

Inventory Balance

The total value of a company's inventory at the end of an accounting period, comprising raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods.

LIFO of $450,000

The last-in, first-out method applied to inventory that results in an ending balance of $450,000.

LIFO Reserve

The difference between the cost of inventory calculated using the Last In, First Out (LIFO) method and the cost calculated using the First In, First Out (FIFO) method.