It takes Cookie Cutter Modular Homes. Inc., about six days to receive and deposi

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It takes Cookie Cutter Modular Homes. Inc., about six days to receive and deposit checks from customers. Cookie Cutter?s management is considering a lockbox system to reduce the firm?s collection times. It is expected that the lockbox system will reduce receipt and deposit times to three days total. Average daily collections are $131.000, and the required rate of return is 6 percent per year Assume 365 days per year a. What is the reduction in outstanding cash balances as a result of implementing the lockbox system? Cash balance reduction $ b. What is the daily dollar return that could be earned on these savings? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) Dollar return $ c-1 What is the maximum monthly charge Cookie Cutter should pay for this lockbox system if the payment is due at the end of the month? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) Maximum monthly charge $ c-2 What is the maximum monthly charge Cookie Cutter should pay for this lockbox system if the payment is due at the beginning of the month? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) Maximum monthly charge $

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Solution-a

131,000x 6 = 786,000

131,000x 3 = 393,000

786,000

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