Generally, it is a sound business practice to take advantage of cash discounts. the money saved by paying invoices promptly is free to be used elsewhere. conversely, there is an implicit (opportunity) cost of foregoing a cash discount. by forgoing a cash discount, the small business owner is, in effect, paying an annual interest rate to retain the use of the discounted amount for the remainder of the credit period. For example, assume that Jill anticipates she will receive invoices for $500 from the vendors offering cash discounts of 3/10, net 45.

a) how much will Jill save by paying within the discount period?

b) what will it cost Jill to retain the use of credit for 45 days?

c) what is the annual interest rate of the "loan" (ie. what is the annual rate of 3/10, net 45)?

Reynolds corp. factors $400,000 of accounts receivable with mateer finance corporation on a without recourse basis on july 1, 2015. the receivables records are transferred to mateer finance, which will receive the collections. mateer finance assesses a finance charge of 1 ½ percent of the amount of accounts receivable and retains an amount equal to 4% of accounts receivable to cover sales discounts, returns, and allowances. the transaction is to be recorded as a sale.required: a. prepare the journal entry on july 1, 2015, for reynolds corp. to record the sale of receivables without recourse.b. prepare the journal entry on july 1, 2015, for mateer finance corporation to record the purchase of receivables without recourse— think through this.c. explain the difference between sale of receivables with recourse as oppose to without recourse.