Charmin Paper Company sells to the 12 accounts listed next.

Account	Receivable Balance Outstanding	Average Age of the Account Over the Last Year
A	$	69,500			21
B		205,000			43
C		78,900			11
D		20,500			59
E		56,400			43
F		301,000			35
G		38,900			22
H		333,000			68
I		44,500			34
J		98,300			50
K		292,000			17
L		68,500			37

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 9.50 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 parta.(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Interest expense

$