Kate has put a lot of time and effort into streamlining the process to design and produce a greet- Cards from Chapters I through 7.) SPS The video takes the viewer through the step-by-step process of selecting hardware and software, and shows how to design and produce the card. Kate has met many people who would like to get into the production of greeting cards, but are overwhelmed by the process. Kate has decided to sell the entire package (hardware, software, and video tutorial) to aspiring card producers. The cost of the entire nackage to Kate is $4,500 and she plans to mark it up by $500 and sell it for $5,000. John Stevens, an individual Kate met recently at a greeting card conference, would like to buy the pack- age from Kate. Unfortunately, John does not have this much cash and would like for Kate to extend credit. Kate believes that many of her customers will not be able to pay cash and, therefore, she will need to find some way to provide financing. One option she is exploring is to accept credit cards. She leamed that the credit card provider charges a 2.5 percent fee and provides immediate cash upon receiving the sales receipts Kate would like you to answer the following questions: ing card. She has documented the entire process in a QuickTime video she produced on her iMac. 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of offering credit? 2. What precautions should she take before offering credit to people like John? 3. If Kate grants credit to John, the terms will be 2/10, n/30. Assuming the payment is made during the 10-day discount period, what would be the journal entry to record the sale and then the subsequen ayment? 4. If instead of paying early, John pays in 25 days, what would be the journal entry to record th ayment? 5. Rather than providing the financing directly, assume that Kate decides to allow the use of cred cards. Further, assume that during the month there is $15,000 worth of credit card sales. Provi the journal entry to record the sales, along with the associated credit card fee. The cost of the goor sold total $13,500
