SOLUTION: Burt’s Department Store needs $617,000 to take a cash discount of 2.50/10, net 90. A banker will loan the money for 80 days at an interest cost of $14,600. a. What is the annual

Question 1171732: Burt’s Department Store needs $617,000 to take a cash discount of 2.50/10, net 90. A banker will loan the money for 80 days at an interest cost of $14,600.
a. What is the annual rate on the bank loan? (Use 365 days in a year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Annual rate
%

b. How much would it cost (in percentage terms) if Burt’s did not take the cash discount and paid the bill in 90 days instead of 10 days? (Use 365 days in a year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Cost of not taking a cash discount
%

c. Should Burt’s borrow the money to take the discount?

multiple choice 1
No
Yes

d. If the banker requires a 10 percent compensating balance, how much must Burt’s borrow to end up with the $617,000? (Round the final answer to the nearest whole dollar.)

Amount to be borrowed $

e-1. What would be the interest rate in part d if the interest charge for 80 days were $20,750? (Use 365 days in a year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Annual rate
%

e-2. Should Burt’s borrow with the 10 percent compensating balance? (There are no funds to count against the compensating balance requirement.)

multiple choice 2
Yes
No

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This is a finance and accounting problem requiring specialized knowledge about finance and accounting terminology and calculations. Algebra.com is a general mathematics site. This problem is inappropriate here.

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