Jumpdisk Company writes checks averaging $15,000 a day, and it takes 5 days for these checks to clear. The firm also receives checks in the amount of $17,000 per day, but the firm loses three days while its receipts are being deposited and cleared. The firm's net float in dollars is:

a.

$16,000.

b.

$32,000.

c.

$126,000.

d.

$75,000.

e.

$24,000.