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I would guess about 10 percent.

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What percentage of the debt do third party collection agencies typically pay for a delinquent account?

5%


Why is the bad debt percentage or any similar credit-control percentage is not the ultimate measure of success in the management of account receivable and what is the key consideration?

The key consideration is profitable income. For every bad debt percentage there is possible liquid income or assets. After excluding revolving credits and living expenses there can be an available amount for collateral.


What percent of collections does a collections agency get?

The payment percentage is negotiated but is commonly thirty to fifty percent. Fifty percent generally reserved for legal collections or older debt. Some types of debt are commonly collected for as low as 15% The easier the collection the lower the percentage.


What is the average cost of capital of the company If company cost of equity is 12 percent and cost of debt is 8 percent and the company is financed 35 percent by debt and tax rate 30 percent?

Cost of capital = (debt * percentage) + (Equity * percentage) Cost of capital = 8 * 0.35 + 12 * 0.65 Cost of capital = 2.8 + 7.8 Cost of capital = 10.6


Explain why the bad debt percentage or any similar credit-control percentage is not the ultimate measure of success in the management of account receivable What is the key consideration?

The key is the number of days in which the credit is collected by the company. Bad debt percentage alone is not the ultimate measure, it is a combination of different credit control percentages along with the time within which debts are collected that matter.

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What percentage of Americans have no debt and have one hundred seventy five thousand dollars in the bank?

2%


What percentage of Americans are debt free?

With 43 percent of Americans spend more money a year than what they make, and another 90 percent of Americans not even using a monthly budget it is obvious there are very few Americans that are debt free. Currently 24 percent of American are debt free.


What percent of Americans are in debt?

80% of Americans are in debt


How much money can you make as a debt collector what percentage of debt collected should I be receiving?

The average salary of a debt collector is 28,000 dollars. The percentage given as a commission varies from 3 to 5% of the debt being collected. In some companies, it is even a larger percentage.


What are options with a bill collector?

A bill collector may reduce the debt you owe or offer you a lower percentage rate. Usually you can work with them and pay off your debt for a percentage of that debt.


What percentage of Americans live to be 93?

percentage of Americans live to be 93?


What is the percent of Asian Americans?

The question is ambiguous, Are you interested in what percentage of Asians are Americans, or what percentage of Americans are of Asian origin?


What percentage of people in the US have no debt?

12%


What percentage of Americans invest into capital markets?

The percentage of Americans that invest in capital markets is: 32%.


If a case is settled and monthly payments are issued how long can an attorney charge his percentage fee?

If his fee is a percentage of your debt - he can charge it until the whole debt is repaid !


Is the total public debt more relevant to an economy than the public debt as percentage of GDP?

The public debt as a percentage of real GDP in the United States is neither particularly high or low relative to such debt percentages in other advanced industrial nations.


What percentage of us Americans are native Americans?

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