Your banker has analyzed your company account and has suggested that her bank has a cash management
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Your banker has analyzed your company account and has suggested that her bank has a cash management package for you. She suggests that with a concentration banking system, your float can be reduced by three days on average. You, of course, are delighted (you're not sure why), but you do know your average daily collections amount to $305,000. Your opportunity cost of funds is 9 percent. The bank provides this service for $52,500 plus a compensating balance in your current account of $75,000. (A compensating balance is the amount you are required to maintain interest free at that bank.) Is this package worth it? By how much?
Opportunity CostOpportunity cost is the profit lost when one alternative is selected over another. The Opportunity Cost refers to the expected returns from the second best alternative use of resources that are foregone due to the scarcity of resources such as land,...
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Foundations of Financial Management
ISBN: 978-1259024979
10th Canadian edition
Authors: Stanley Block, Geoffrey Hirt, Bartley Danielsen, Doug Short, Michael Perretta