Consider the case of the Cast Iron Company. On each nondelinquent sale, Cast Iron receives revenues with a present value of $1,250 and incurs costs with a present value of $1,000. Cast Iron's costs have increased from $1,000 to $1,100. Assuming that there is no possibility of repeat orders and that the probability of successful collection from the customer isp= 0.98, answer the following.

a-1.What is the expected profit of granting credit?(Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

a-2.Should Cast Iron grant or refuse credit?

• Grant
• Refuse

b.What is the break-even probability of collection?