Suppose the Credit Terms Offered to Your Firm by Its

question 63

Multiple Choice

Suppose the credit terms offered to your firm by its suppliers are 2/10,net 30 days.Your firm is not taking discounts,but is paying after 25 days instead of waiting until Day 30.You point out that the nominal cost of not taking the discount and paying on Day 30 is approximately 37%.But since your firm is neither taking discounts nor paying on the due date,what is the effective annual percentage cost (not the nominal cost) of its costly trade credit,using a 365-day year?

• A)60.3%
• B)63.5%
• C)66.7%
• D)70.0%
• E)73.5%

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Definitions:

Bonds Issued

Refers to the number of bonds that a corporation has sold or distributed to investors as a form of debt financing.

Amortized Bond Discount

The gradual reduction of a bond discount over the life of the bond, treated as additional interest expense over the bond's term.

Straight-line Method

A method of accounting for depreciation that allocates an asset's cost evenly over its useful life.

Called Bonds

Bonds that an issuer redeems before their maturity date at a specified call price.