An invoice for a shipment of Henkels cutlery from Germany is dated October 21 AS OF November 1 with terms of 3 / 15, n / 30. Find (a) the last date on which the cash discount may be taken and (b) the net payment date.
(a) Beginning with the postdate (AS OF) of November 1, the last date for taking the discount is November 16 (1 + 15).
(b) The net payment date is December 1 (29 days remaining in November and 1 day in December).