Answer:
Natalie and Curtis Cookie Company
The bank manager is willing to lend Cookie $12,000.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Cost of equipment (commercial oven) to be purchased = $17,000
Amount already set aside by the company for the purchase = $5,000
Difference required from the bank = $12,000 ($17,000 - $5,000).
b) The bank manager should be willing to lend the company the sum of $12,000, which will make up the balance for the purchase of the commercial oven. The cost of the oven is $17,000 and the company had set aside $5,000. This means that it remains $12,000 to make up the purchase cost. The negotiation for a bank loan will concentrate on the $12,000 required to make up the amount.