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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To evaluate:The credit analysis of the firm
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Credit analysis estimates the credit worthiness to determine the individual customers who will repay and who will not repay.
(b)
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To evaluate:The break-even credit price
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Credit analysis estimates the credit worthiness to determine the individual customers who will repay and who will not repay.
(c)
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To evaluate:Thecredit analysis of the firm
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Q3) Discount
Sales = $24m
Credit Terms = 2/10, net/30
Borrowing rate = 17%
30% customers will avail discount and 70% will not avail. Is this a viable proposition?
The Berry Corporation is considering a change in its cash-only policy. The new terms would be net one period. The required return is
2.5% per period.
Price per unit
Cost per unit
Unit sales per month
NPV
Current Policy New Policy
$
$
$
38
3,280
Calculate the NPV of the decision to change credit policies. (Omit "$" sign In your response. Negative answer should be Indicated
by a minus sign.)
38
3,398
on a
a discount basis.
Problem 7
COST OF TRADE CREDIT AND BANK LOAN Lamar Lumber buys $8 million of materials
(net of discounts) on terms of 3/5, net 60, and it currently pays after 5 days and takes
discounts. Lamar plans to expand. which will require additional financing.
a) If Lamar decides to forgo discounts how much additional credit could it get and what
would be the nominal and effective cost of that credit?
P) J the company could get the funds from a bank at a rate of 10%, interest paid monthly,
based on a 365-day year, what would be the effective cost of the bank loan?
(C) Should Lamar use bank debt or additional trade credit? Explain.
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