Question 1: Blake Company has 3400 hourly workers. They work 40 hours a week, at the rate of $7.00 an hour and they are paid every Friday. The company has decided to pay them twice a month. The cost of printing and processing each check is $1.25. The cost of capital to the company is 14%. Find the present value of the annual savings created by this decision. Find the value added to the company by this procedure.
Question 2: James Corporation has the following terms with its suppliers: 2/10, net 60. It normally takes the discount and pays within ten days. However, due to cash shortage, it intends to delay the payment. Find the cost of this short-term financing for James.
Question 3: Chatterton Company has obtained a $75,000 short-term loan from the bank with the understanding that Chatterton will repay the loan in two equal monthly installments of $38,250 each. The first installment is due after 30 days, and the second after 60 days. Find the cost of this loan for Chatterton.
Question 4: (A) De la Mare Company has $140,000 in accounts receivable that will be collected within 75 days. Since de la Mare needs cash immediately, it has decided to factor them and has received $130,000. Find the cost of this loan for de la Mare.
(B) Donne Factoring Company, who took the receivables, actually was able to collect only $135,000 after 90 days. Find the rate of return on this investment for Donne.