Bird's Eye Treehouses, Inc., a Kentucky company, has determined that a majority of its customers are located in the Pennsylvania area. It therefore is considering using a lockbox system offered by a bank located in Pittsburgh. The bank has estimated that use of the system will reduce collection time by 1.5 days. Assume 365 days a year.

Average number of payments per day		890
Average value of payment	$	840
Variable lockbox fee (per transaction)	$	.15
Annual interest rate on money market securities		4.8	%

What is the NPV of the new lockbox system?

Suppose in addition to the variable charge that there is an annual fixed charge of $5,000 to be paid at the end of each year. What is the NPV now?