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Cost of Trade Credit and Bank Loan
Lamar Lumber buys $8 million of materials (net of discounts) on terms of 3/5, net 70; and it currently pays after 5 days and takes discounts. Lamar plans to expand, which will require additional financing. Assume 365 days in year for your calculations.
If Lamar decides to forgo discounts, how much additional credit could it obtain? Write out your answer completely. For example, 5 million should be entered as 5,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest cent.
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What would be the nominal cost of that credit? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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What would be the effective cost of that credit? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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If the company could get the funds from a bank at a rate of 7%, interest paid monthly, based on a 365-day year, what would be the effective cost of the bank loan? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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Should Lamar use bank debt or additional trade credit?
-Select-Bank debt Additional trade credit Item 5
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