The Branding Iron Company sells its irons for $57 apiece wholesale. Production cost is $47 per iron. There is a 32% chance that wholesaler Q will go bankrupt within the next eight months. Q orders 1,000 irons and asks for eight months’ credit. Assume that the discount rate is 12% per year, there is no chance of a repeat order, and Q will pay either in full or not at all. a. Should you accept the order? Provide your explanations with calculations b. What is the break-even probability of default for wholesaler Q in this order? c. Suppose that customers who do not default become repeat customers and place the same order every period forever. What is the break-even probability of default?

The Branding Iron Company sells its irons for $57 apiece wholesale. Production cost is $47 per iron. There is a 32% chance that wholesaler Q will go bankrupt within the next eight months. Q orders 1,000 irons and asks for eight months’ credit. Assume that the discount rate is 12% per year, there is no chance of a repeat order, and Q will pay either in full or not at all. a. Should you accept the order? Provide your explanations with calculations b. What is the break-even probability of default for wholesaler Q in this order? c. Suppose that customers who do not default become repeat customers and place the same order every period forever. What is the break-even probability of default?

Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

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Chapter22: Providing And Obtaining Credit

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