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Weisbrough United currently sells 410 units a month at a price of $249 a unit. The variable cost per unit is $132 and the carrying cost per unit is $3.30. The monthly interest rate is 1.2 percent. The firm believes it can increase its sales to 475 units a month if it switches from its cash only to a net 30 credit policy. What is the present value of the switch using the one-shot approach?


A) $455,590
B) $523,080
C) $498,470
D) $502,233
E) $464,902

F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Which one of the five Cs of credit refers to a customer's willingness to pay its bills?


A) Character
B) Capacity
C) Collateral
D) Conditions
E) Capital

F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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A 2/10, net 30 credit policy:


A) is an expensive form of short-term credit if a buyer forgoes the discount.
B) provides cheap financing to the buyer for 30 days.
C) is an inexpensive means of reducing the seller's collection period if every customer takes the discount.
D) tends to have little effect on the seller's collection period.
E) tends to increase the seller's investment in receivables as compared to a straight net 30 policy.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Lakeside Market sells 848 units of an item priced at $49 each year. The carrying cost per unit is $2.26 and the fixed costs per order are $46. What is the economic order quantity?


A) 192 units
B) 221 units
C) 197 units
D) 186 units
E) 163 units

F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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You can make a one-time sale if you will grant a new customer 30 days to pay. Β This customer wants to purchase an item with a sales price of $499 and a variable cost of $287. You estimate the probability of default at 33 percent. The monthly interest rate is .98 percent. Should you grant credit to this customer? Why or why not?


A) Yes; because the NPV of the potential sale is $33.05
B) Yes; because the NPV of the potential sale is $44.09
C) Yes; because the NPV of the potential sale is $13.02
D) No; because the NPV of the potential sale is βˆ’$13.05
E) No; because the NPV of the potential sale is βˆ’$2.65

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Brown's Hardware offers a discount of two percent on their commercial accounts if payment is received within ten days. Otherwise, payment is due within 30 days. This credit offering is referred to as the:


A) terms of sale.
B) credit analysis.
C) collection policy.
D) payables policy.
E) collection float.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

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A particular inventory manager orders items only in quantities that minimize inventory costs. What is this restocking quantity called?


A) Short order quantity
B) Refill unit quantity
C) Economic order quantity
D) Minimum stock level
E) Re-order limit

F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Which one of the following factors most supports a longer credit period being offered to customers?


A) Higher consumer demand
B) Lower priced merchandise
C) Increased credit risk
D) More perishable merchandise
E) Increased competition

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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The ABC approach to inventory management is based on the concept that:


A) inventory should arrive at the time it is needed in the manufacturing process.
B) the inventory period should be constant for all inventory items.
C) basic inventory items that are essential to production and also inexpensive should be ordered in small quantities only.
D) a small percentage of inventory items represents a large percentage of inventory cost.
E) one-third of a year's inventory needs should be on hand, another third should be on order, and the last third should be unordered.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Roger's Home Appliances offers credit to customers it deems qualified based on a numerical value that estimates the probability that the customer will default if credit is granted to them. The process of computing this numerical value is referred to as:


A) credit scoring.
B) Credit capacity.
C) receipts assessment.
D) conditions for credit.
E) consumer analysis.

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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The period of time that extends from the day a credit sale is made until the day the bank credits the seller's account with the payment for that sale is known as the ________ period.


A) float
B) cash collection
C) sales
D) accounts receivable
E) discount

F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Which one of the following is a characteristic of a just-in-time inventory system?


A) High level of dependence on supplier performance
B) Low inventory turnover rates
C) Long inventory periods
D) Unusually high inventory levels
E) Large, infrequent re-orders of raw materials

F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Cohen Industrial Products uses 3,600 switch assemblies per week and then reorders another 3,600 units. The annual carrying cost per switch assembly is $9.74, and the fixed order cost is $78. What is the EOQ?


A) 1,980 units
B) 1,809 units
C) 1,732 units
D) 2,278 units
E) 1,698 units

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Which one of the five Cs of credit refers to the general economic situation in the customer's line of business?


A) Capacity
B) Character
C) Conditions
D) Capital
E) Collateral

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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When considering a switch from an all-cash credit policy to a net 30 credit policy all of the following should be considered except the:


A) revenue effects.
B) effects on the variable costs.
C) cost of the discount.
D) probability of default.
E) change in the fixed costs.

F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Which one of the following will increase a firm's investment in accounts receivables?


A) An increase in the number of days for which credit is granted
B) A decrease in credit sales
C) An increase in cash sales
D) A decrease in the average collection period
E) A decrease in average daily credit sales

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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On average, CT Motors has daily credit sales of $42,390, an inventory period of 53 days, and a collection period of 26 days. What is the average accounts receivable balance?


A) $757,900
B) $968,810
C) $1,102,140
D) $1,015,500
E) $896,300

F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

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High Mountain consistently sells 2,400 pairs of $189 skates annually. The fixed order costs is $56 and the carrying costs are $3.85 a pair. What is the economic order quantity?


A) 246 pairs
B) 215 pairs
C) 229 pairs
D) 264 pairs
E) 248 pairs

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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One of the best-selling items the Corner Store offers sells for $3.99 a unit with a variable cost per unit of $2.88. The carrying cost per unit is $1.07 and the fixed order cost is $42. What is the economic order quantity assuming the store sells 650 units annually?


A) 202 units
B) 194 units
C) 226 units
D) 214 units
E) 221 units

F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Saucier Co. currently sells 1,208 units a month for total monthly sales of $209,600. The firm is considering replacing its current cash only credit policy with a net 30 policy. The variable cost per unit is $106 and the monthly interest rate is .71 percent. What is the new sales quantity at the switch break-even level of sales? Assume the selling price per unit and the variable costs per unit remain constant.


A) 1,143 units
B) 1,267 units
C) 1,230 units
D) 1,306 units
E) 1,148 units

F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

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