Question

Tobit Financing offers short-term financing plans to other companies. It buys the accounts of other companies at a discount and collects the full amount from the customers of those companies. Which of the following short-term financing options is being provided by Tobit Financing in this scenario?

A) Trade CreditB) Commercial PaperC) FactoringD) Short-term Bank Loans

Answer 1

C) Factoring

Step-by-step explanation:

In factoring, the Companies shall sell the accounts receivables to Tobit Financing at a discounted rate when they are apprehensive about receiving the same from their debtors in time. Once received by Tobit Financing, it shall recover the dues from those accounts at the full rate. The difference shall be the earning of Tobit Financing. This may also be true when such Companies are in urgent need of cash and this option seems to be the most viable.