Chapter 3: 9DQ (page 219)
What does the EOQ formula tell us? What assumption is made about the usage rate for inventory?
The EOQ reflects an optimum level of inventory that should be ordered to minimize the inventory cost by an organization. It assumes that the inventory is consumed at a constant rate.
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Briefly discuss three types of lender control used in inventory financing.
Guardian Inc. is trying to develop an asset financing plan. The firm has \(400,000 in temporary current assets and \)300,000 in permanent current assets. Guardian also has $500,000 in fixed assets. Assume a tax rate of 40 percent.
a. Construct two alternative financing plans for Guardian. One of the plans should be conservative, with 75 percent of assets financed by long-term sources, and the other should be aggressive, with only 56.25 percent of assets financed by long-term sources. The current interest rate is 15 percent on long-term funds and 10 percent on short-term financing.
Guardian Inc. is trying to develop an asset financing plan. The firm has \(400,000 in temporary current assets and \)300,000 in permanent current assets. Guardian also has $500,000 in fixed assets. Assume a tax rate of 40 percent.
c. What would happen if the short- and long-term rates were reversed?
Route Canal Shipping Company has the following schedule for aging of accounts receivable:
d. Disregarding your answer to part c and considering the aging schedule for accounts receivable, should the company be satisfied?
Postal Express has outlets throughout the world. It also keeps funds for transactions purposes in many foreign countries. Assume in 2010 it held 240,000 reals in Brazil worth 170,000 dollars. It drew 12 percent interest, but the Brazilian real declined 24 percent against the dollar.
b. What is the value of its holdings, based on U.S. dollars, at year-end if instead it drew 9 percent interest and the real went up by 13 percent against the dollar?
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