Coranado Company purchases $70,000 of inventory from a wholesaler who allows 45 days to pay. In addition, the wholesaler offers a 3% discount if payment is made within 12 days. These payment terms would be expressed as:

a. n/45, 3/12.
b.0.03/12, n/45.
c. n/45, 0.03/12.
d.3/12, n/45.

Lusk corporation produces and sells 14,300 units of product x each month. the selling price of product x is $25 per unit, and variable expenses are $19 per unit. a study has been made concerning whether product x should be discontinued. the study shows that $72,000 of the $102,000 in monthly fixed expenses charged to product x would not be avoidable even if the product was discontinued. if product x is discontinued, the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company of eliminating this product should be: