Which One of the Following Strategies Would Continue to Be

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following strategies would continue to be effective if a cash-strapped firm determines that the effective interest rate charged on trade credit is lower than the bank's interest rate?

• A) Take the discount but pay after the discount period.
• B) Borrow from the bank and take the discount.
• C) Ignore the discount, pay at the end of the period.
• D)Take the discount and hope for longer payment float.

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Definitions:

Safety Stock

Additional inventory held to protect against stockouts caused by variability in supply or demand.

Single-Period Model

A decision-making framework used in inventory management for ordering and stocking products that have a one-time demand.

EOQ

Economic Order Quantity, a formula used to determine the optimal order size that minimizes the total costs of inventory, including holding and ordering costs.

Stockout Risk

Refers to the possibility that inventory levels will fall to zero, leading to a situation where customer demands cannot be fulfilled.