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- City Farm Insurance has collection centers across the country to speed up collections. The company also makes its disbursements from remote disbursement centers, so the firm's checks will take longer to clear the bank. Collection time has been reduced by two and one-half days and disbursement time increased by one and one-half days because of these policies. Excess funds are being invested in short-term instruments yielding 5 percent per annum. a. If City Farm has $4.30 million per day in collections and $3.50 million per day in disbursements, how many dollars has the cash management system freed up? (Enter your answer in dollars not in millions (e.g., $1,234,567).) 1 Freed-up funds $ b. How much can City Farm earn in dollars per year on short-term investments made possible by the freed-up cash? (Enter your answer in dollars not in millions (e.g., $1,234,567).) Interest on freed-up cash $ 275,000City Farm Insurance has collection centers across the country to speed up collections. The company also makes its disbursements from remote disbursement centers, so the firm's checks will take longer to clear the bank. Collection time has been reduced by two and one-half days and disbursement time increased by one and one-half days because of these policies. Excess funds are being invested in short-term instruments yielding 5 percent per annum. a. If City Farm has $4.30 million per day in collections and $3.30 million per day in disbursements, how many dollars has the cash management system freed up? Note: Enter your answer in dollars not in millions (e.g., $1,234,567). Freed-up funds b. How much can City Farm earn in dollars per year on short-term investments made possible by the freed-up cash? Note: Enter your answer in dollars not in millions (e.g., $1,234,567). Interest on freed-up cashCity Farm Insurance has collection centers across the country to speed up collections. The company also makes its disbursements from remote disbursement centers, so the firm's checks will take longer to clear the bank. Collection time has been reduced by two and one-half days and disbursement time increased by one and one-half days because of these policies. Excess funds are being invested in short-term instruments yielding 5 percent per annum. If City Farm has $4.90 million per day in collections and $3.90 million per day in disbursements, how many dollars has the cash management system freed up? Note: Enter your answer in dollars not in millions (e.g., $1,234,567). How much can City Farm earn in dollars per year on short-term investments made possible by the freed-up cash? Note: Enter your answer in dollars not in millions (e.g., $1,234,567).
- City Farm Insurance has collection centers across the country to speed up collections. The company also makes its disbursements from remote disbursement centers, so the firm's checks will take longer to clear the bank. Collection time has been reduced by three days and disbursement time increased by two days because of these policies. Excess funds are being invested in short-term instruments yielding 4 percent per annum.a. If City Farm has $4.60 million per day in collections and $3.60 million per day in disbursements, how many dollars has the cash management system freed up? (Enter your answer in dollars not in millions (e.g., $1,234,567).) Freed up funds?___________ b. How much can City Farm earn in dollars per year on short-term investments made possible by the freed-up cash? Interest on freed-up cash__________It takes Cookie Cutter Modular Homes, Incorporated, about six days to receive and deposit checks from customers. The company’s management is considering a lockbox system to reduce the firm’s collection times. It is expected that the lockbox system will reduce receipt and deposit times to three days total. Average daily collections are $136,000 and the required rate of return is an EAR of 6 percent. Assume 365 days per year. a. What is the reduction in the outstanding cash balance as a result of implementing the lockbox system? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.) b. What is the daily dollar return that could be earned on these savings? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c-1. What is the maximum monthly charge the company should pay for this lockbox system if the payment is due at the end of the month? (Do not round intermediate calculations and…The Polk Corporation is trying to decide whether to switch to a bank that will accommodate electronic funds transfers from Polk's customers. Polk's financial manager believes the new system would decrease its collection float by as much as 7 days. The new bank would require a compensating balance of $23 000, whereas its present bank has no compensating balance requirement. Saban's average daily collections are $11 000, and it can earn 8% on its short-term investments. Should Polk make the switch? (Assume the compensating balance at the new bank will be deposited in a non-interest-earning account.) As a result of using the electronic funds transfer system, the amount of collection float freed up by the loan is $ (Round to the nearest dollar.)
- It typically takes Law Corporation 8 days to receive and deposit customer remissions. Law is considering a lockbox system and anticipates that the system will reduce the float time to 5 days. Average daily cash receipts are P220,000. The rate of return is 10 percent. Requirement: What is the reduction in cash balances associated with implementing the system? What is the rate of return associated with the earlier receipt of the funds? What should be the maximum monthly charge associated with the lockbox proposal?Bird's Eye Treehouses, Incorporated, a Kentucky company, has determined that a majority of its customers are located in the Pennsylvania area. It therefore is considering using a lockbox system offered by a bank located in Pittsburgh. The bank has estimated that use of the system will reduce collection time by 1.5 days. Assume 365 days a year. Average number of payments per day Average value of payment Variable lockbox fee (per transaction) Annual interest rate on money market securities 880 $830 $.10 3.2% a. What is the NPV of the new lockbox system? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Suppose in addition to the variable charge that there is an annual fixed charge of $3,000 to be paid at the end of each year. What is the NPV now? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Answer is complete but not entirely…Bird's Eye Treehouses, Incorporated, a Kentucky company, has determined that a majority of its customers are located in the Pennsylvania area. It therefore is considering using a lockbox system offered by a bank located in Pittsburgh. The bank has estimated that use of the system will reduce collection time by 1.5 days. Assume 365 days a year. Average number of payments per day Average value of payment Variable lockbox fee (per transaction) Annual interest rate on money market securities 850 $ 800 $.10 a. NPV b. NPV 3.2% a. What is the NPV of the new lockbox system? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Suppose in addition to the variable charge that there is an annual fixed charge of $3,000 to be paid at the end of each year. What is the NPV now? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
- Cash Management. A firm maintains a separateaccount for cash disbursements. Total disbursementsare $100,000 per month, spread evenly over the month.Administrative and transaction costs of transferringcash to the disbursement account are $10 per transfer.Marketable securities yield 1% per month. Determinethe size and number of transfers that will minimizethe cost of maintaining the special account. (LO4)Paradise Retailers, Inc. (PRI) determined that $1,500,000 is needed for cash transactions made during the next year. Each time PRI deposits money in its checking account, a charge of $12.95 is assessed to cover clerical costs. If PRI can hold marketable securities that yield 4.5%, and then convert these securities to cash at a cost of only the $12.95 deposit charge, what is the optimal cash amount C* to transfer from marketable securities to the checking account according to the Baumol Model?Whitmer Inc. sells to customers all over the U.S., and all receipts come in to its headquarters in New York City. The firm's average accounts receivable balance is $5.0 million, and they are financed by a bank loan at a 9.50% annual interest rate. The firm is considering setting up a regional lockbox system to speed up collections, and it believes this would reduce receivables by 20%. If the annual cost of the system is $17,000, what pre-tax net annual savings would be realized? a. $78,000 b. $74,600 c. $95,000 d. $112,000 e. $81,400