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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 2 days. |
| Average number of payments per day | 780 | ||
| Average value of payment | $ | 730 | |
| Variable lockbox fee (per transaction) | $ | .15 | |
| Annual interest rate on money market securities | 4.2 | % | |
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What is the NPV of the new lockbox system? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
| NPV | $ |
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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? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
| NPV | $ |