Reference no: EM131563883
Firms usually offer their customers some form of trade credit. This allowance comes with certain terms of credit, which will affect the actual cost of asset being sold for the buyer and the seller. Consider this case:
Green Moose Industries buys most of its raw materials from a single supplier. This supplier sells to Green Moose on terms of 3/10, net 30. The cost per period of the trade extended to Green Moose, rounded to two decimal places, is____
3.09%, 3.77%, 2.60%, 3.21%
Green Moose's trade credit has a nominal annual cost of ____ , assuming a 365-day year. (Round all intermediate calculations to four decimal places, and your final answer to two decimal places.)
25.27%, 22.56%, 26.62%, 20.30%
If Green Moose Industries's supplier shortens its discount period to five days, this will ___ the cost of the trade credit.
decrease, increase