Pocket Change Corporation has an agreement with Lollipop Bank whereby the bank handles ($5) million in collections
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Pocket Change Corporation has an agreement with Lollipop Bank whereby the bank handles \($5\) million in collections a day and requires a \($500,000\) compensating balance. Pocket Change is contemplating canceling the agreement and dividing its eastern region so that two other banks will handle its business. Banks A and B will each handle \($2.5\) million of collections a day, and each requires a compensating balance of \($300,000.\) Pocket Change’s financial management expects that collections will be accelerated by one day if the eastern region is divided. Should the company proceed with the new system? What will be the annual net savings? Assume that the T-bill rate is 4 percent annually.
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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 9780072313000
5th Edition
Authors: Stephen A Ross, Randolph W Westerfield