GEN CMB LL CORP FINC; CNCT
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ISBN: 9781259724145
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27, Problem 1QP
Calculating Float In a typical month, the Warren Corporation receives 140 checks totaling $113,500. These are delayed four days on average. What is the average daily float?
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