Charmin Paper Company sells to the 12 accounts listed next.

Account	Receivable Balance Outstanding			Average Age of the Account Over the Last Year
A	$	68,000			24
B		150,000			44
C		72,500			17
D		23,200			60
E		50,600			42
F		272,000			39
G		30,200			23
H		342,000			71
I		42,200			38
J		90,200			53
K		302,000			19
L		60,500			35

Capital Financial Corporation will lend 90 percent against account balances that have averaged 30 days or less; 80 percent for account balances between 31 and 40 days; and 70 percent for account balances between 41 and 45 days. Customers that take over 45 days to pay their bills are not considered acceptable accounts for a loan.

The current prime rate is 14.50 percent, and Capital charges 4.50 percent over prime to Charmin as its annual loan rate.

a.	Determine the maximum loan for which Charmin Paper Company could qualify.

Maximum loan amount

$

b.	Determine how much one months interest expense would be on the loan balance determined in part a.(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Interest expense

$