Atlas spends $327,800 a week to pay bills and maintains a lower cash balance limit of $50,000. The standard deviation of its disbursements is $36,900. The applicable interest rate is 3.48 percent and the fixed cost of transferring funds is $58. What is the optimal average cash balance based on the BAT model? Please give type answer

Atlas spends $327,800 a week to pay bills and maintains a lower cash balance limit of $50,000. The standard deviation of its disbursements is $36,900. The applicable interest rate is 3.48 percent and the fixed cost of transferring funds is $58. What is the optimal average cash balance based on the BAT model? Please give type answer

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

14th Edition

ISBN:9781337514835

Author:MOYER

Publisher:MOYER

Chapter17: The Management Of Cash And Marketable Securities

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2P

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