If Merilee Industries installs a lockbox system it should reduce its average collection time by 2.2 days at a cost of $.75 per check. On an average day, 594 checks with an average value of $4,618 each are received. The daily interest rate on Treasury bills is .009 percent. What is the net present value of this lockbox arrangement?

If Merilee Industries installs a lockbox system it should reduce its average collection time by 2.2 days at a cost of $.75 per check. On an average day, 594 checks with an average value of $4,618 each are received. The daily interest rate on Treasury bills is .009 percent. What is the net present value of this lockbox arrangement?

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

14th Edition

ISBN:9781337514835

Author:MOYER

Publisher:MOYER

Chapter16: Working Capital Policy And Short-term Financing

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 33P

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