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Receivable Management

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FM Exams › Receivable Management

  • This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • December 3, 2014 at 10:57 pm #217114
    Accountaholic
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    Sir can you please explain where I am getting this wrong?

    This is from Open Tuition course notes: (Chapter 5, Example 1)

    Customers currently take three months credit. We are considering offering a discount of 4% for payment
    within one month.
    Sales are $12,000,000 p.a..
    We are paying overdraft interest of 20% p.a..
    Calculate the effective % cost p.a. of the discount.
    Should we offer the discount?

    I have calculated as below: ($000)
    Current:
    Receivables: 12000 x 3/12 = $3000
    Interest: @20% = $600

    New Policy:
    Receivables: 12000 x 96% x 1/12 = $960
    Interest cost: $192
    plus
    Discount cost: $40
    Total cost: $232

    Hence, Co should offer discount.

    Unfortunately that is not the answer in solution 🙁

    Thanks

    December 4, 2014 at 10:33 am #217245
    John Moffat
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    But you have not answered the question. The question asks for the % cost p.a.. What you have calculated is not a %.

    Have you watched the lecture that goes with this? (There is no point in using the course notes without the lectures)

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