AJAX CorpNeeds $100,000 for the Next 30 Days

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Essay

AJAX Corp.needs $100,000 for the next 30 days.The company has $100,000 in cash it was expecting to use to pay off accounts payable in order to take advantage of the 2/10 net 40 credit terms.Another source of financing is a short-term bank loan with an interest rate of 20%.Would you recommend AJAX borrow the $100,000 it needs from the bank and use the cash it already has to pay its accounts payable and take the cash discount,or would you recommend the company forgo the cash discount and use the $100,000 it has for its financing needs?

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Identify and understand the daily fluctuations and efficiency of financial markets.

Grasp the principles for calculating return on investment and recognize the importance of ignoring certain variables in this calculation.

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