Calculation 1: current situation $ Credit controller 13,000 Interest cost of financing receivables (6% x $20,000) 1200.00 Irrecoverable debts (w1) 1684.61 15884.61
Working 1 This calculation is not quite so straightforward. The irrecoverable debts are 1.5% of sales, but there is no sales figure given. However, the information on receivables allows the sales figure to be calculated: 20,000 x 365/65 = $112307.70 Therefore, the irrecoverable debts can be calculated as 1.5% x $112307.70 = $1684.61 Calculation 2: factoring company is used $