Answer: $25,000
Explanation:
Carrying cost of receivables = 10% interest on loan to finance receivables
Daily billing to third party payers = $5000
Average Period to collect receivables = 50 days
Interest payment = 10% Ă— $5000
Interest payment = 0.1 Ă— $5,000
Interest payment = $500
Dollar annual cost of financing receivable balance:
Daily interest payment Ă— average period to collect receivables
$500 Ă— 50 = $25,000