If your firm buys $1,000 worth of supplies on credit with terms 3/15 n60 and pays the bill on the 60thday after the purchase:

a. what is the approximate, or "nominal," cost of trade credit as an annual rate?
b. what is the exactcost of trade credit as an annual rate?

Nominal Cost of Trade Credit = 25.09%

Exact Cost of Trade Credit  = 28.03%

Explanation:

given data

buys worth =  $1,000

terms = 3/15 n60

pays the bill = 60th day

to find out

Nominal Cost of Trade Credit and Exact Cost of Trade Credit

solution

we know here Discount % and time 60 day and discount period that is

Discount % = 3%

time for Payment = 60 days

and Discount Period = 15 days

so Nominal Cost of Trade Credit will be as

Nominal Cost of Trade Credit = Discount % ÷ (100 - Discount % ) × [ 365 ÷ (time for Payment - Discount Period) ]    ..................1

put here value we get

Nominal Cost of Trade Credit = ×

Nominal Cost of Trade Credit = 25.09%

and

Exact Cost of Trade Credit will be here as

Exact Cost of Trade Credit = (1+Discount % ÷ (100%-Discount %))^(365/(time for Payment - Discount Period) - 1    ..................2

put here value we get

Exact Cost of Trade Credit  =

Exact Cost of Trade Credit  = 28.03%

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