Hand-to-Mouth (H2M) is currently cash-constrained, and must make a decision about whether to delay paying one of its suppliers, or take out a loan....

Hand-to-Mouth (H2M) is currently​ cash-constrained, and must make a decision about whether to delay paying one of its​ suppliers, or take out a loan. They owe the supplier $12,000 with terms of

2.42.4​/10 Net​ 40, so the supplier will give them a 2.4% discount if they pay by today​ (when the discount period​ expires). ​ Alternatively, they can pay the full $12,000 in one month when the invoice is due. H2M is considering three​ options:

Alternative​ A: Forgo the discount on its trade credit​ agreement, wait and pay the full $12,000

in one month.

Alternative​ B: Borrow the money needed to pay its supplier today from Bank​ A, which has offered a​ one-month loan at an APR of 11.5%. The bank will require a​ (no-interest) compensating balance of 4.9% of the face value of the loan and will charge a $90 loan origination fee. Because H2M has no​ cash, it will need to borrow the funds to cover these additional amounts as well.

Alternative​ C: Borrow the money needed to pay its supplier today from Bank​ B, which has offered a​ one-month loan at an APR of 14.5%. The loan has a 0.8% loan origination​ fee, which again H2M will need to borrow to cover.