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A new financial manager at Wallace Company has proposed a change to the companys credit policy in order to lower the average collection period of the customers who forgo the discount by five days. The cost of the increased credit effort is $10 million, and the manager estimates that the company will lose 3% in gross sales as a result. The discount customers will not be affected.

The proposed data, including the daily data, is reflected in the following table.

Your job is to review the proposal and make a recommendation. To simplify your analysis, assume that sales occur evenly throughout the year, that the variable operating costs and the credit evaluation and collection costs are incurred at the time of sale, and that a 360-day year is used to compute the daily figures. Wallaces cost of capital is 10%.

Complete the following sentences.

Wallace ( should / should not ) institute the proposed policy change, because the existing policy provides a net present value of ( $313 / $367 / $4,454 / $267 ) compared to the proposed policy, which provides a net present value of ( $315 / $4,329 / $267 / $313).

Since this change is expected to have a permanent and continuing effect, this daily difference of ( $133 / -$52 / -$46 / $125 ) will ( decrease / increase ) the value to the firm by ( $165,599 / $449,996 / $478,796 / $16,558,675 ).

Existing Policy Proposed Policy 2/10 net 30 46.1 days 2/10 net 30 41.9 days 10.0 days 47.5 days 10.0 days 52.5 days I. General Credit Policy Information Credit terms (Average collection period (ACP) for all customers ACP for customers who take the discount (15%) ACP for customers who forgo the discount (85%) II. Annual Credit Sales and Costs ($ milllions) Amount paid by discount customers Amount paid by nondiscount customers Net credit sales Variable operating costs (82% of net sales) $267 $267 $1,360 $1,312 $1,627 $1,579 $1,334 $1,295 Bad debts $0.0 $0.0 $160 $170.00 $4,519 $4,386 Credit evaluation and collection costs III. Daily Credit Sales and Costs ($ thousands) Net sales Amount paid by discount customers Amount paid by nondiscount customers Variable operating costs (82% of net sales) Credit evaluation and collection costs $742 $742 $3,778 $3,644 $3,706 $3,597 $444 $472 Existing Policy Proposed Policy 2/10 net 30 46.1 days 2/10 net 30 41.9 days 10.0 days 47.5 days 10.0 days 52.5 days I. General Credit Policy Information Credit terms (Average collection period (ACP) for all customers ACP for customers who take the discount (15%) ACP for customers who forgo the discount (85%) II. Annual Credit Sales and Costs ($ milllions) Amount paid by discount customers Amount paid by nondiscount customers Net credit sales Variable operating costs (82% of net sales) $267 $267 $1,360 $1,312 $1,627 $1,579 $1,334 $1,295 Bad debts $0.0 $0.0 $160 $170.00 $4,519 $4,386 Credit evaluation and collection costs III. Daily Credit Sales and Costs ($ thousands) Net sales Amount paid by discount customers Amount paid by nondiscount customers Variable operating costs (82% of net sales) Credit evaluation and collection costs $742 $742 $3,778 $3,644 $3,706 $3,597 $444 $472