A General Rule to Use in Assessing the Collection Period

question 150

Multiple Choice

A general rule to use in assessing the collection period is that

• A) it should not exceed 30 days.
• B) it can be any length as long as the customer continues to buy merchandise.
• C) it should not greatly exceed the discount period.
• D) it should not greatly exceed the credit term period.

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Definitions:

Price Takers

Entities in a market that accept the prevailing prices for its goods or services, having no power to influence the market price.

Demand Curves

A graphical representation of the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded by consumers, typically downward sloping, indicating that demand decreases as price increases.

Supply Curve

The Supply Curve is a graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity of that good or service that a supplier is willing and able to supply.

Marginal Cost Curve

A graph that shows the cost of producing one more unit of a good or service at each level of production.