| Account | Receivable Balance Outstanding | Average of the Account over the Last Year |
| $ | 60,000 | |
| 1 | 20,000 | |
| 70,000 | ||
| 50,000 | ||
| 220,000 | ||
| 30,000 | ||
| 300,000 | ||
| 40,000 | ||
| 90,000 | ||
| 210,000 | ||
| Capital Financial Corporation will lend 90 percent against account balances that have averaged 30 days or less; 80 percent for account balances between 31 and 40 days; and 70 percent for account balances, between 41 and 45 days. Customers that take over 45 days to pay their bills are not considered acceptable accounts for a loan. The current prime rate is 8.5 percent, and Capital charges 3.5 percent over prime to Charmin as its annual loan rate. | ||
| a. Determine the maximum loan for which Charmin Paper Company could qualify. | ||
| b. Determine how much one month’s interest expense would be on the loan balance determined in part a. |