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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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Henderson Office Supply is considering a more liberal credit policy to increase sales, but expects that 9 percent of the new accounts will be uncollectible. Collection costs are 6 percent of new sales, production and selling costs are 74 percent, and accounts receivable turnover is four times. Assume income taxes of 20 percent and an increase in sales of $65,000. No other asset build-up will be required to service the new accounts.
c. Should Henderson liberalize credit if a 16 percent after-tax return on investment is required?
What are three theories for describing the shape of the term structure of interest rates (the yield curve)? Briefly describe each theory.
What is an asset-backed public offering?
Henderson Office Supply is considering a more liberal credit policy to increase sales, but expects that 9 percent of the new accounts will be uncollectible. Collection costs are 6 percent of new sales, production and selling costs are 74 percent, and accounts receivable turnover is four times. Assume income taxes of 20 percent and an increase in sales of $65,000. No other asset build-up will be required to service the new accounts.
e. Given the income determined in part b and the investment determined in part d, should Henderson extend more liberal credit terms?
Johnson Electronics is considering extending trade credit to some customers previously considered poor risks. Sales would increase by \(150,000 if credit is extended to these new customers. Of the new accounts receivable generated, 5 percent will prove to be uncollectible. Additional collection costs will be 2 percent of sales, and production and selling costs will be 74 percent of sales. The firm is in the 35 percent tax bracket.
Assume that Henderson also needs to increase its level of inventory to support new sales and that inventory turnover is two times.
d. What would be the total incremental investment in accounts receivable and inventory to support a \)65,000 increase in sales?
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