Evaluate the effects of a firm relaxing it’s credit policy
The effects of a firm relaxing it’s credit policy are -
1.Increase in total amount of sales as buyers who are used to credit will get attracted
2.Increase in bad debts as If amount of credit sales will go up so will the debt and so will the bad debt.
3.Higher profits as an effect of hiigher sales due to more credit .
4.It can also lead to decrease in cash discount as firm is promoting credit buyers.
Relaxation of credit standards Lewis Enterprises is considering relaxing its credit standards to increase its currently sagging sales. As a result of the proposed relaxation, sales are expected to increase by 10% from 15,000 to 16,500 units during the coming year, the average collection period is expected to increase from 50 to 70 days; and bad debts are expected to increase from 2.5% to 4.5% of sales. The sale price per unit is $35, and the variable cost per unit...
A firm is considering relaxing credit standards, which will result in annual sales increasing from $1.5 million to $1.75 million, the cost of annual sales increasing from $1,000,000 to $1,125,000, and the average collection period increasing from 40 to 55 days. The bad debt loss is expected to increase from 1 percent of sales to 1.5 percent of sales. The firm's required return on investments is 20 percent. Assuming a 365-day year, the firm's cost of marginal investment in accounts...
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By relaxing its credit standards, Regents INC. can increase its annual sales by $10 million. However, the bad debt loss will be 4% of sales and new customers will pay on day 45 on average. The variable cost is 65% of sales and the cost of funds is 15%. Should the firm loosen its standards?
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