Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 15QP
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To evaluate: The credit policy of the firm.
Introduction:
Credit policy refers to a set of procedures that include the terms and conditions for providing goods on credit and principles for making collections.
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Slow Roll Drum Company is evaluating the extension of credit to a new group of customers. Although these customers will provide
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expense. Production and marketing costs represent 77 percent of sales. The firm is in a 35 percent tax bracket. No other asset buildup
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Problem 10
Silicon Wafers Inc., is debating whether or not to extend credit to a particular
customer. Silicon's
Silicon's products, primarily used in the manufacture of
semiconductors, currently sell for P1,140 per unit. The variable cost is P760 per
unit. The order under consideration is for 15 units today; payment is promised in
30 days.
Required:
a.
If there is a 20 percent chance of default, should Silicon fill the order? The
required return is 2 percent per month. This is a one-time sale and the customer
will not buy if credit is not extended.
b.
What is the break-even probability in (a)?
c.
In general terms, how do you think your answer to (a) will be affected if the
customer will purchase the merchandise for cash if the credit is refused? The
cash price is P1,090 per unit.
Problem 11
Consider the following information about two alternative credit strategies:
Refused Credit
Price per unit
Cost per unit
Grant Credit
P75
P71
P32
P33
Quantity sold per quarter
Probability of payment
6,200
6,900
1.0
.90
The higher cost per unit reflects the expense associated with credit orders, and the
higher price per unit reflects the existence of a cash discount. The credit period
will be 90 days, and the cost of debt is .75 percent per month.
Required:
Based on this information, should credit be granted?
a.
b.
In (a), what does the credit price per unit have to be a break even?
c.
In (a), suppose we can obtain a credit report for P1.50 per customer. Assuming
that each customer buys one unit and that the credit report correctly identifies
all customers who will not pay, should credit be extended?
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