How To Apportion Hire Purchase Interest-Straight Line Method (Part 2 of 3)

Part 1 shows the reducing balance method . 

This article looks at how the hire purchase interest is apportioned over the period of the agreement using the Straight Line method. 

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How To Apportion Hire Purchase Interest-Reducing Balance Method (Part 1 of 3)

Note that the hire purchase interest needs to be apportioned over the period of the agreement. The commonly used methods are the Reducing Balance method,Straight Line method and Sum of Digits or Rule of 78 method 

Below example illustrate the Reducing Balance method to apportion hire purchase interest:- 

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What Factors To Consider When You Increase The Credit Limit Of A Customer

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In earlier article,we have said that we need to inform the customers of their credit limits. As time pass or when the customer requests higher credit limit,what should we base on to increase or decrease his credit limit? 

Append below are some of the major [...]

Ascertaining And Categorizing/Grouping Risk Profile Category Of Customers To Facilitate Follow Up on Customer’s Overdue Account.

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To enable an effective follow up on customer’s overdue account,the credit controller should at least try to classify or categorize the customers into the following risk categories. However,try to be too rigid as these following risk profiles can change over a period of time whether [...]

How To Be Proactive To Offer Alternatives For Marginal Customers Or Those Who Want To Increase The Credit Limit/Terms

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In earlier article,we have mentioned that one of the greatest contribution,credit function can offer is to facilitate the increase in sales/profit/liquidity is by thinking more proactively with sales personnel in the managing of marginal customers or those who want to increase the credit limits/terms. 

The [...]