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Chapter 3: 5DQ (page 247)
What does LIBOR mean? Is LIBOR normally higher or lower than the U.S. prime interest rate?
The LIBOR is a benchmark rate at which banks lend money to other banks in the international market and this rate is lower than the US prime interest rate.
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Fast Turnstiles Co. is evaluating the extension of credit to a new group of customers. Although these customers will provide \(180,000 in additional credit sales, 12 percent are likely to be uncollectible. The company will also incur \)16,200 in additional collection expense. Production and marketing costs represent 72 percent of sales. The firm is in a 34 percent tax bracket and has a receivables turnover of four times. No other asset build-up will be required to service the new customers. The firm has a 10 percent desired return.
a. Calculate the incremental income after taxes and the return on incremental investment. Should Fast Turnstiles Co. extend credit to these customers?
Carmen’s Beauty Salon has estimated monthly financing requirements for the next six months as follows:
January | \(8,500 |
February | \)2,500 |
March | \(3,500 |
April | \)8,500 |
May | \(9,500 |
June | \)4,500 |
Short-term financing will be utilized for the next six months.
January | 9% |
February | 10% |
March | 13% |
April | 16% |
May | 12% |
June | 12% |
Here are the projected annual interest rates:
a. Compute total dollar interest payments for the six months. To convert an annual rate to a monthly rate, divide by 12. Then multiply this value times the monthly balance. To get your answer, add up the monthly interest payments.
b. If long-term financing at 12 percent had been utilized throughout the six months, would the total-dollar interest payments be larger or smaller? Compute the interest owed over the six months and compare your answer to that in part a.
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.
How is a cash budget used to help manage current assets?
Orbital Communications has operating plants in over 100 countries. It also keeps funds for transactions purposes in many foreign countries. Assume in 2010 it held 150,000 kronas in Norway worth \(40,000. The funds drew 13 percent interest, and the krona increased 6 percent against the dollar. What is the value of the holdings, based on U.S. dollars, at year-end?
(Hint: Multiply \)40,000 times 1.13 and then multiply the resulting value by 106 percent.)
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