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Chapter 27, Problem 3QP
Costs of Float Purple Feet Wine, Inc., receives an average of $13,800 in checks per day. The delay in clearing is typically three days. The current interest rate is .018 percent per day.
- a. What is the company’s float?
- b. What is the most the company should be willing to pay today to eliminate its float entirely?
- c. What is the highest daily fee the company should be willing to pay to eliminate its float entirely?
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