ection period. BECK does not offer discounts for early payment; thus, customers take the full 30 days to pay. (Use 360 days/year) If BECK offered 2% discount for payment in 10 days and every customer took advantage of the new terms, what would the new averagereceivable balance be? Continuing from the situation in (1), if BECK reduces its bank loans which cost 10%, by the cash generated from reduced receivables, what will be the net gain/loss to the firm?

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ABC Corp. has net credit sales of P1,440,000 yearly with credit terms of n/30, which is also the average collection period. BECK does not offer discounts for early payment; thus, customers take the full 30 days to pay. (Use 360 days/year)

  1. If BECK offered 2% discount for payment in 10 days and every customer took advantage of the new terms, what would the new averagereceivable balance be?
  2. Continuing from the situation in (1), if BECK reduces its bank loans which cost 10%, by the cash generated from reduced receivables, what will be the net gain/loss to the firm?
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