Answer:
a) 15.33%
b) 16.4%
Step-by-step explanation:
Data provided in the question:
Annual interest rate = 10 percent
Additional cost of maintaining a field warehouse = $16,000 per year.
Now,
Annual financing cost
= [ ( Interest cost + Additional cost ) ÷ Usable funds ] × 100%
For a) Amount borrowed = $300,000
Annual financing cost
= [ ( 10% of $300,000 + $16,000 ) ÷ $300,000 ] × 100%
= 15.33%
For b) Amount borrowed = $250,000
Annual financing cost
= [ ( 10% of $250,000 + $16,000 ) ÷ $250,000] × 100%
= 16.4%