National Co. would like to maintain its cash account at a minimum level of P25,000, but expect the standard deviation in net daily cash flows to be P2,000; the effective annual rate on marketable securities to be 7.5% per year, and the trading cost per sale or purchase of marketable securities to be P200 per transaction. What will be their optimal upper cash limit *

National Co. would like to maintain its cash account at a minimum level of P25,000, but expect the standard deviation in net daily cash flows to be P2,000; the effective annual rate on marketable securities to be 7.5% per year, and the trading cost per sale or purchase of marketable securities to be P200 per transaction. What will be their optimal upper cash limit *

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

14th Edition

ISBN:9781337514835

Author:MOYER

Publisher:MOYER

Chapter17: The Management Of Cash And Marketable Securities

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

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