It takes Cookie Cutter Modular Homes, Inc., about six days to receive and deposi

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It takes Cookie Cutter Modular Homes, Inc., about six days to receive and deposit checks from customers. Cookie Cutter’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 $135,000, and the required rate of return is 4 percent per year. Assume 365 days per year.

a. What is the reduction in outstanding cash balances as a result of implementing the lockbox system?

Cash balance reduction $

b. What is the daily dollar return that could be earned on these savings? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Dollar return $

c-1 What is the maximum monthly charge Cookie Cutter should pay for this lockbox system if the payment is due at the end of the month? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Maximum monthly charge $

c-2 What is the maximum monthly charge Cookie Cutter should pay for this lockbox system if the payment is due at the beginning of the month? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Maximum monthly charge $

If I can get how you solved them as well. Thanks

Explanation / Answer

a)the reduction in outstanding cash balances as a result of implementing the lockbox system per year

=3*135,000

=$ 405000

b)Dollar return $=365*135,000*(3/365)*.04=405000*.04=$ 16200

The 135,000 is cash available 3 days before for each of the 365 days,therefore we can earn interest for extra 3 days in each of the 135,000 cash available for each of the 365 days at 4%=365*135,000*(3/365)*.04.

c-1)

Savings A 16,200 Finance rate r 0.33% (=6%/12) Total Month T 12 Scenario I End of the first month 1379.43 (A*r)/((1-1/(1+r)T)) II Beginning of the first month 1374.85 (A*r)/((1-1/(1+r)T)*(1+r))

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