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Chapter 3: 10DQ (page 247)
What is an asset-backed public offering?
The asset-backed public offering refers to the public offering that has a particular asset as collateral.
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Question: Nowlin Pipe & Steel has projected sales of 72,000 pipes this year, an ordering cost of \(6 per order, and carrying costs of \)2.40 per pipe.
b. How many orders will be placed during the year?
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.
a. What is the value of its holdings, based on U.S. dollars, at year-end? (Hint: Multiply $170,000 times 1.12 and then multiply the resulting value by 76 percent.)
What are the advantages of commercial paper in comparison with bank borrowing at the prime rate? What is a disadvantage?
Bombs Away Video Games Corporation has forecasted the following monthly sales:
January | \(100,000 |
February | \)93,000 |
March | \(25,000 |
April | \)25,000 |
May | \(20,000 |
June | \)35,000 |
July | \(45,000 |
August | \)45,000 |
September | \(55,000 |
October | \)85,000 |
November | \(105,000 |
December | \)123,000 |
Total annual sales | \(756,000 |
Bombs Away Video Games sells the popular Strafe and Capture video games. It sells for \)5 per unit and costs $2 per unit to produce. A level production policy is followed. Each month’s production is equal to annual sales (in units) divided by 12.
Of each month’s sales, 30 percent are for cash and 70 percent are on account. All accounts receivable are collected in the month after the sale is made.
a. Construct a monthly production and inventory schedule in units. Beginning inventory in January is 25,000 units. (Note: To do part a, you should work in terms of units of production and units of sales.)
Discuss the relative use of credit between large and small firms. Which group is generally in the net creditor position, and why?
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