Global Logistics purchased a new machine on 10/20/2008 for $1 million on credit. The supplier has offered

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Global Logistics purchased a new machine on 10/20/2008 for $1 million on credit. The supplier has offered Global Logistics terms of 2/10, net 45. The current discounted loan interest rate the bank is offering is 16 percent.

a. Compute the cost of giving up the cash discount.

b. Should the firm take or give up the cash discount?

c. What is the effective rate of interest if the firm decides to take the cash discount by borrowing money?


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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324300987

10th Edition

Authors: Loren A Nikolai, D. Bazley and Jefferson P. Jones

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