A firm sells its accounts receivable to a factor at a 5% discount.If the average collection period is 1 month, determine the effective annual rate of interest on the factoring.

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To calculate the effective annual rate of interest on factoring, we need to use the following formula:

Effective Annual Rate = (Discount / Proceeds) x (365 / Average Collection Period)

Where,
Discount = 5% of Accounts Receivable
Proceeds = 95% of Accounts Receivable
Average Collection Period = 1 month = 30 days

Substituting the given values,

Effective Annual Rate = (5/95) x (365/30)
Effective Annual Rate = 0.0526 x 12.1667
Effective Annual Rate = 0.6405 or 64.05%

Therefore, the effective annual rate of interest on factoring is 64.05%. However, this rate is not given in the answer choices. We need to convert it into an equivalent rate that is closest to one of the answer choices.

To do this, we use the following formula:

Equivalent Rate = ((1 + Effective Annual Rate)^(1/12) - 1) x 100%

Substituting the given values,

Equivalent Rate = ((1 + 0.6405)^(1/12) - 1) x 100%
Equivalent Rate = (1.0522^(1/12) - 1) x 100%
Equivalent Rate = (1.0047 - 1) x 100%
Equivalent Rate = 0.47%

Now, we add this equivalent rate to each of the answer choices and choose the one that is closest to the effective annual rate of 64.05%.

A) 90.06% (too high)
B) 85.06% (closest to the equivalent rate)
C) 80.06% (too low)
D) 75.06% (too low)

Therefore, the best choice is B) 85.06% with an explanation that the effective annual rate of interest on factoring is 64.05%, but the closest equivalent rate among the answer choices is obtained by adding 0.47% to B), which gives us 85.06%.

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