In part c of this it says to evaluate whether to factor the receivables or not, It says that the factor would advance 80% of the FACE VALUE of receivables at an annual rate of 7%. then do we take the face value frm BS of 4600*80%*2% or do we take the new level of receivables*80%*2%?
But, be careful. An alternative way of calculating the extra interest is to say that every month we will be invoicing, and every month the factor will be advancing us 80% of the value.
So…..over the year, they will be advancing us in total 80% of the total credit sales. The factor takes 30 days to collect, and so the total interest over the year will be total credit sales x 2%(per year) x 30/365 (because they are charging 30 days interest on all the advances. It gives the same result as the examiners answer.