It is typically beneficial for companles to take advantage of early$-$payment discounts allowed on purchases made on credit. To see why

this Is the case, determine the effective rate of interest associated with not taking advantage of the early$-$payment discount for each of

the following situations. Assume in each case that payment is made on the $30$th day of the billing cycle.

Required:

What is the opportunity cost of not taking advantage of the discount associated with purchases made under the following terms:

$\frac{3}{15},\frac{n}{30}?$

What is the opportunity cost of not taking advantage of the discount assoclated with purchases made under the following terms:

$\frac{2}{15},\frac{n}{30}?$

To motivate managers to take early$-$payment discounts, what is the appropriate accounting treatment for purchase discounts?

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What is the opportunity cost of not taking advantage of the discount associated with purchases made under the following

terms: $\frac{3}{15},\frac{n}{30}?($Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your final answer as a percentage rounded to $2$ decimal

places $($i$.$e$.,.1524=15\mathrm{.}24\%).)$