Aggie Corporation Has Been Asked by Its Customers to Grant

question 55

Essay

Aggie Corporation has been asked by its customers to grant them a 2% discount if they pay their bill within 15 days. The purchase size of the average order is $75,000. Normally,the customer pays within 30 days with no discount. Aggie's cost of debt capital is 12%. Should the request be granted?

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Definitions:

Multi-year Period

An extended timeframe that spans over multiple years, often used in the context of financial planning or contracts.

Variance

A numerical indicator representing the variance within a dataset, highlighting the extent to which the values deviate from the mean.

Squared Deviation

The squared difference between a specific value and a comparison value, commonly used in statistics to measure variability.

Average Return

A calculation that represents the typical gain or loss of an investment over a specified period.