Instruction 22.1: Use the Information to Answer Following Question(s)

question 38

Multiple Choice

Instruction 22.1:
Use the information to answer following question(s) .
SureDrip Irrigation Systems Inc. is supplied with plastic chips for their plastic injection molding manufacturing process. Their supplier, Sun Chemical, Inc. offers financing terms of a 2% discount if the accounts payable are paid in 10 days or less with the full balance due in 45 days. Short-term financing available to SureDrip is available at an annual rate of 9.6%. SureDrip has just purchased $400,000 of plastic chips from Sun Chemical.
-Refer to Instruction 22.1. Should SureDrip take the discount offered by Sun Chemical?

• A) Yes, SureDrip will get to use their raw materials 35 days earlier than if they waited to pay at the end of the 45 days.
• B) No, SureDrip will not have to pay any interest if they just pay in 45 days.
• C) Yes, SureDrip's short term borrowing rate of 9.6% is less than Sun's offered cost of carry of 22.9%.
• D) No, it costs SureDrip 22.9% to accept the discount and they are better off paying the full amount in 45 days.

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