Chapter 3: 2DQ (page 182)
Discuss the relative volatility of short- and long-term interest rates
Short-term interest rates are more volatile than long-term interest rates.
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What is the prime interest rate? How does the average bank customer fare in regard to the prime interest rate?
Route Canal Shipping Company has the following schedule for aging of accounts receivable:
b. If the firm had $1,500,000 in credit sales over the four-month period, compute the average collection period. Average daily sales should be based on a 120-day period.
Route Canal Shipping Company has the following schedule for aging of accounts receivable:
c. If the firm likes to see its bills collected in 35 days, should it be satisfied with the average collection period?
How is a cash budget used to help manage current assets?
Esquire Products Inc. expects the following monthly sales:
January | \(28,000 |
February | \)19,000 |
March | \(12,000 |
April | \)14,000 |
May | \(8,000 |
June | \)6,000 |
July | \(22,000 |
August | \)26,000 |
September | \(29,000 |
October | \)34,000 |
November | \(42,000 |
December | \)24,000 |
Total annual sales | \(264,000 |
Cash sales are 40 percent in a given month, with the remainder going into accounts receivable. All receivables are collected in the month following the sale. Esquire sells all of its goods for \)2 each and produces them for \(1 each. Esquire uses level production, and average monthly production is equal to annual production divided by 12.
c. Determine a cash payments schedule for January through December. The production costs (\)1 per unit produced) are paid for in the month in which they occur. Other cash payments (besides those for production costs) are $7,400 per month.
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