During 2004 Elway Corporation transferred inventory to Howell Corporation and agreed to repurchase the merchandise early in 2005. Howell then used the inventory as collateral to borrow from Norwalk Bank, remitting the proceeds to Elway. In 2005 when Elway repurchased the inventory, Howell used the proceeds to repay its bank loan. 4. This transaction is known as a (n):

a. consignment.

b. installment sale.

c. assignment for the benefit of creditors.

d. product financing arrangement.

d. Product financing arrangement.

Explanation:

A business transaction in which an organization sells and agrees to repurchase inventory with the repurchase price equal to the initial or original sales price plus the carrying and financing costs is known as the Product financing arrangement.

A product financing arrangement is more likely to exist when the seller commits to having a third party client purchase the item and then agrees to repurchase the item from the third party client.

It's noteworthy to know, that the seller controls how the item sold under either of the above mentioned situations is analysed and disposed of.