5. MTR bank has agreed to provide a lockbox system to Sexy Inc. for a fixed fee of P50, 000 per year and a rate of P.50 for each payment processed by the bank. On average, Sexy Inc. receives 50 payments per day, each averaging P20,000. With the lockbox system, the company's collection float will decrease by two days. The annual interest rate on money market securities is 6%. If Sexy Inc. makes use of the lockbox system, what would be the net benefit to the company? Use 365 days in a year. A. P50,000 B. P59.125 C. P60,875 D. P120,000

Assume the time from acceptance to maturity on a $2,280,000 banker’s acceptance is 90 days. Further assume that the importing bank’s acceptance commission is 1.25 percent and that the market rate for 90-day B/As is 7 percent. Determine the amount the exporter will receive if he holds the B/A until maturity and also the amount the exporter will receive if he discounts the B/A with the importer’s bank.

BNP Paribas has 800 depositors. Each depositor deposits $1,000 into the bank at t=0. BNP Paribas offers its depositors an 8% interest rate. BNP then uses the deposits to make 2 year simple loans at an interest rate of 8%. Depositors of BNP Paribas can either withdraw their deposits at t=1 or t=2. At t=1, BNP can sell its loans at the initial loan values, if needed. Assume that each depositor believes that there are a total of 300 depositors who will withdraw at t=1. How much of loan payments (in $) does each depositor expects the bank to receive at t=2? Round your answer to at least 2 decimal places.

ABC Corporation receives checks from its customers. The total check value averages 700,000 each day. It takes an average of 5 days from deposits for these to clear the bank. If the bank offers to accelerate the 5-day clearing process to 3 days for a monthly fee of 600. If ABC can earn 4% investment income from excess cash, how much is the net annual benefits/cost of this bank offer?