The prime rate is the
Answer(s): D
The prime interest rate is the rate charged by commercial banks to their best (the largest and financially strongest) business customers. It is traditionally the lowest rate charged by banks. However, in recent years, banks have been making loans at still lower rates in response to competition from the commercial paper market.
Short-term, unsecured promissory notes issued by large firms are known as
Answer(s): C
Commercial paper is the term for the short-term (typically less than 9 months), unsecured, large denomination (often over $100,000) promissory notes issued by large, credit-worthy companies to other companies and institutional investors. In many instances, the maturity date is only a few days after issuance.
A small retail business would most likely finance its merchandise inventory with
A small retail store would not have access to major capital markets. In fact, the only options available, outside of owner financing, are bank loans and a line of credit from suppliers. It is this latter alternative that is most often used because it permits the store to finance inventories for 30 to 60 days without incurring interest cost. A line of credit is an arrangement between a bank and a borrower in which the bank commits itself to lend up to a certain maximum amount to the borrower in a given period.
Richardson Supply has a $100 invoice with payment terms of 2/10, net 60. Richardson can either take the discount or place the funds in a money market account pang 6% interest. Using a 360-day year, Richardson's cost of not talking the cash discount is
Answer(s): B
The company will initially lose $2 by not taking the discount. This amount is partially offset by interest earned on $98 for 50 days of $817. Thus, the net cost is $1.183 ($200 - $817). Since a 360-dayyear has 7.2 fifty-day periods, the total annualized cost is $8.52 (7.2 x $1.183). The loss rate is about 8.7% ($8.52/$98)
Using a 380-day year, what is the opportunity cost to a buyer of not accepting terms 3/10, net 45?
Payments should be made within discount periods if the return is more than the firm's cost of capital. With terms of 3/10, net45; the buyer is earning a 3% savings for paying on the tenth day, or 35 days earlier than would otherwise be required. For example, on a $1,000 invoice, the payment would be only $970. The $30 savings is comparable to interest earned on a $970 loan to the vendor (the payment is not due for another 35 days). The interest rate on this hypothetical loan is 3.09278% ($30 - $970). That return is for a 35-day period. Annualizing the return requires determining the number of 35-day periods in a year. Multiplying the return for 35 days times the periods in a year results in an annual rate of return of about 31.81% [3.09276% x (360 days ÷ 35 days)].
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