Lightbulbs

question 92

Essay

Lightbulbs.com sells industrial and institutional lighting supplies through its website. It sells directly to businesses and organizations such as universities and hospitals on terms of net 90. To finance its rather large investments in receivables and inventory, the firm has an average need for $2,000,000 in short-term loans. It is choosing between 3 alternative arrangements:
Converse Bank offers a 4.75% APR with interest and principal paid at the end of the year.
Guaranty Bank offers a rate of 4.5% with interest discounted at the time of the loan.
County Bank offers 4.25% with a 10% compensating balance.
Which bank offers the APR when all terms of the loan are considered? You may assume that required amounts are borrowed for the full year.

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

The estimated overhead cost per unit of the allocation base, used to allocate overhead costs to products or services.

Direct Labor-Hours

The total hours worked by employees directly involved in the manufacturing process or providing services.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with the production process, such as maintenance, utilities, and quality control costs.

Cost of Goods Sold

The direct costs attributed to the production of the goods sold by a company, including material and labor costs.