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Garcia Industries has sales of $200,000 and accounts receivable of $18,000, and it gives its customers 25 days to pay. The industry average DSO is 27 days, based on a 365-day year. If the company changes its credit and collection policy sufficiently to cause its DSO to fall to the industry average, and if it earns 8.0% on any cash freed-up by this change, by how much would its net income increase, assuming other things are held constant? Assume all sales to be on credit. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

a. $344.11

b. $1,095.89

c. $1,183.56

d. $539.26

e. $256.44