Question

Mr. Hugh Warner is a very cautious businessman. His supplier offers trade credit terms of 3/14, net 95. Mr. Warner never takes the discount offered, but he pays his suppliers in 85 days rather than the 95 days allowed so that he is sure the payments are never late. What is Mr. Warner's cost of not taking the cash discount? (Use a 360-day year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

Answer: 15.68%

Explanation:

Mr. Warner's cost of not taking the cash discount will be calculated as:

= (3%/100% - 3%) × (360/85 - 14)

= (3%/97%) × (360/71)

= 0.0309278 × 5.0704225

= 0.156817

= 15.68%

Mr. Warner's cost of not taking the cash discount is 15.68%