1. CHAPTER 21 Short-Term Financing
Working capital financing policies
Accounts payable (trade credit)
Commercial paper
Short-term bank loans
Secured short-term credit

2. Working Capital Financing Policies
Maturity Matching: Matches the maturity of the assets with the maturity of the financing.
Aggressive: Uses short-term (temporary) capital to finance some permanent assets.
Conservative: Uses long-term (permanent) capital to finance some temporary assets.

3. Maturity Matching Financing Policy$
Temp. C.A.
S-T
Loans
Perm C.A.
L-T Fin:
Stock,
Bonds,
Spon. C.L.
Fixed Assets
Years
What are “permanent” assets?

4. Aggressive Financing Policy$
Temp. C.A.
S-T
Loans
L-T Fin:
Stock,
Bonds,
Spon. C.L.
Perm C.A.
Fixed Assets
Years
More aggressive the lower the dashed line.

5. Conservative Financing Policy$
Marketable Securities
Zero S-T
debt
L-T Fin:
Stock,
Bonds,
Spon. C.L.
Perm C.A.
Fixed Assets
Years

6. The choice of working capital policy is a classic risk/return tradeoff.
The aggressive policy promises the highest return but carries the greatest risk.
The conservative policy has the least risk but also the lowest expected return.
The moderate (maturity matching) policy falls between the two extremes.

7. What is short-term credit? What are the major sources?
Short-term credit: Debt requiring repayment within one year.
Major sources:
Accruals
Accounts payable (trade credit)
Commercial paper
Bank loans

8. Short-term debt is riskier than long-term debt for the borrower.
Short-term rates may rise.
May have trouble rolling debt over.
Advantages of short-term debt.
Typically lower cost.
Can get funds relatively quickly with low transactions costs.
Can repay without penalty.

9. Is there a cost to accruals
Is there a cost to accruals? Do firms have much control over amount of accruals?
Accruals are free in the sense that no explicit interest is charged.
However, firms have little control over accrual levels, which are influenced more by industry custom, economic factors, and tax laws than by managerial actions.

10. What is trade credit?
Trade credit is credit furnished by a firm’s suppliers.
Trade credit is often the largest source of short-term credit for small firms.
Trade credit is spontaneous and relatively easy to get, but the cost can be high.

11. B&B buys $3,030,303 gross, or $3,000,000 net, on terms of 1/10, net 30
B&B buys $3,030,303 gross, or $3,000,000 net, on terms of 1/10, net 30. However, the firm pays on Day 40. How much free and costly trade credit are they getting? What is the cost of the costly trade credit?

12. Gross/Net Breakdown
Company buys goods worth $3,000,000. That’s the cash price.
They must pay $30,303 more over the year if they forego the discount.
Think of the extra $30,303 as a financing cost similar to the interest on a loan.
Must compare that cost with the cost of alternative credit.

13. Net daily purchases = $3,000,000/360
= $8,333.
Payables level if discount is taken:
Payables = $8,333 (10) = $83,333.
Payables level if don’t take discount:
Payables = $8,333 (40) = $333,333.
Credit Breakdown:
Total trade credit = $333,333
Free trade credit = ,333
Costly trade credit = $250,000

14. Nominal Cost of Costly Trade Credit
Firm loses 0.01($3,030,303) = $30,303
of discounts to obtain $250,000 in
extra trade credit, so k
Nom 
$30 ,
$250 .
303
000
1212 12
12%.
But the $30,303 in lost discounts is paid all during the year, not just at year-end, so the EAR is higher.

15. Nominal Cost Formula, 1/10, net 40
Discount %
1 - Discount %
360
Days taken - Discount period
kNom = x
= x = x 12
= = 12.12%. 1 99
360 30
Pays 1.01% 12 times per year.

16. Effective Annual Rate, 1/10, net 40
Periodic rate = 0.01/0.99 = 1.01%.
Periods/year = 360/( ) = 12.
EAR = (1 + Periodic rate)n - 1.0
= (1.0101) = 12.82%.

17. Commercial Paper (CP)
CP are short term notes issued by large, strong companies. B&B could not issue CP; the company is too small.
CP trades in the market at rates just above the T-bill rate.
CP is bought by banks and other companies, then held as marketable securities for liquidity purposes.

18. A bank is willing to lend B&B $100,000 for 1 year at an 8 percent nominal rate. What is the EAR under the following five loans?
1. Simple annual interest, 1 year.
2. Simple interest, paid monthly.
3. Discount interest.
4. Discount interest with 10 percent compensating balance.
5. Installment loan, add-on, 12 months.

19. Why must we use Effective Annual Rates (EARs) to evaluate the loans?
In our examples, the nominal (quoted) rate is 8% in all cases.
We want to compare loan cost rates and choose the alternative with the lowest cost.
Because the loans have different terms, we must make the comparison on the basis of EARs.

20. Simple Annual Interest, 1-Year Loan
“Simple interest” means not discount or add-on.
Interest = 0.08($100,000) = $8,000. $8 ,
000 k 
EAR   . 08  8 . 0% .
Nom
$100 ,
000
On a simple interest loan of one year,
kNom = EAR.

21. Simple Interest, Paid Monthly
Monthly interest = (0.08/12)($100,000)
= $ 1 12
...
100,000
-100,000.00 12
100000 N
I/YR PV
PMT FV
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22. kNom = (Monthly rate)(12) = 0.66667%(12) = 8.00%.. 08 12  
EAR   1    1  8 .
30%.   12
or: NOM%, P/YR, EFF% = 8.30%.
Note: If interest were paid quarterly, then: 4  . 08 
EAR   1    1  8 .
24%.   4
Daily, EAR = 8.33%.

23. 8% Discount Interest, 1 Year
Interest deductible = 0.08($100,000)
= $8,000.
Usable funds = $100,000 - $8,000
= $92,000. 1
i = ?
92,000
-100,000 1 92
-100 N
I/YR PV
PMT FV
8.6957% = EAR

24. Discount Interest (Continued)
Amount needed
1 - Nominal rate (decimal)
Amt. borrowed =
= = $108,696.
$100,000
0.92

25. Need $100,000. Offered loan with terms of 8% discount interest, 10% compensating balance.
Face amount of loan =
= = $121,951.
Amount needed
1 - Nominal rate - CB
$100,000
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26. EAR correct only if amount is borrowed for 1 year.
Interest = 0.08 ($121,951) = $9,756. $9 ,
756
EAR   9 .
756%.
$100 ,
000
EAR correct only if amount is borrowed
for 1 year.
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27. 8% Discount Interest with 10% Compensating Balance (Continued)1
i = ?
121,951 Loan
-121,951
+ 12,195
-109,756
-9,756 Prepaid interest
-12,195 CB
100,000 Usable funds 1
100000 N
I/YR PV
PMT FV
9.756% = EAR
This procedure can handle variations.

28. 1-Year Installment Loan, 8% “Add-On”
Interest = 0.08($100,000) = $8,000.
Face amount = $100,000 + $8,000 = $108,000.
Monthly payment = $108,000/12 = $9,000.
= $100,000/2 = $50,000.
Approximate cost = $8,000/$50,000 = 16.0%.
Average loan
outstanding
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29. Installment Loan
To find the EAR, recognize that the firm has received $100,000 and must make monthly payments of $9,000. This constitutes an ordinary annuity as shown below:
Months 1 2 12
i=?
...
100,000
-9,000
-9,000
-9,000

30. 14.45 NOM enters nominal rate 12 P/YR enters 12 pmts/yr
100000
-9000 N
I/YR PV
PMT FV
1.2043% = rate per month
kNom = APR = (1.2043%)(12) = 14.45%.
EAR = ( ) = 15.45%.
NOM enters nominal rate
P/YR enters 12 pmts/yr
EFF% = = %.
P/YR to reset calculator.

31. What is a secured loan?
In a secured loan, the borrower pledges assets as collateral for the loan.
For short-term loans, the most commonly pledged assets are receivables and inventories.
Securities are great collateral, but generally firms needing short-term loans generally do not have securities.

32. What are the differences between pledging and factoring receivables?
If receivables are pledged, the lender has recourse against both the original buyer of the goods and the borrower.
When receivables are factored, they are generally sold, and the buyer (lender) has no recourse to the borrower.

33. What are three forms of inventory financing?
Blanket lien.
Trust receipt.
Warehouse receipt.
The form used depends on the type of inventory and situation at hand.

34. Legal stuff is vital.
Security agreement: Standard form under Uniform Commercial Code. Describes when lender can claim collateral.
UCC Form-1: Filed with Secretary of State to establish claim. Future lenders do search, won’t lend if prior UCC-1 is on file.