Each business day, on average, a company writes checks totaling $13,400 to pay i

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Each business day, on average, a company writes checks totaling $13,400 to pay its suppliers. The usual clearing time for the checks is four days. Meanwhile, the company is receiving payments from its customers each day, in the form of checks, totaling $24,400. The cash from the payments is available to the firm after two days. Calculate the company's disbursement float, collection float, and net float. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) If the collected funds were available in one day instead of two, what would be the company's disbursement float, collection float, and net float? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)

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a Disbursement Float Average Disbursement * No. of days taken to settle funds $13,400*4 $ 53,600 Collection Float Average Collection * No. of days taken to collect funds $24,400*2 $ 48,800 Net Float Disbursement Float - Collection Float $53600 - $48,800 $    4,800 b Disbursement Float Average Disbursement * No. of days taken to settle funds $13,400*4 $ 53,600 Collection Float Average Collection * No. of days taken to collect funds $24,400*1 $ 24,400 Net Float Disbursement Float - Collection Float $53600 - $24,400 $ 29,200

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