Question 1A company has set a safety cash balance of $6 000. The standard deviation of thedaily cash balance during the last year was $600 and the transaction cost was $8.The company also has an opportunity to invest idle cash in marketable securities atan annual interest rate of 12%. Assume a 360-day year..Determine:i.ii.iii.iv.The daily opportunity cost (interest rate) and the variance of daily cash flow.The targeted cash balance (the return point) for the firm.The value of short-term securities to be purchased or sold once the upper orlower limit is reachedWhat are the strengths of the approach to cash management in comparison tothe Baumol model?Question 2Credit standards are an important element of a firm's credit policy.What are credit standards, and how do they assist in the management of receivables?Your response should contain:• A definition• 2-3 items that help to form of a credit standard•Statement of how tight/loos standards affect sales and receivablesAny other point you consider to be relevant

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