Question

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 2.0 days. Assume 365 days a year.

Average number of payments per day		900
Average value of payment	$	850
Variable lockbox fee (per transaction)	$	0.20
Annual interest rate on money market securities		4.5	%

What is the NPV of the new lockbox system?

NPV

$

Suppose in addition to the variable charge that there is an annual fixed charge of $4,000 to be paid at the end of each year. What is the NPV now? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

NPV

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