Bird's Eye Treehouses, Incorporated, a Kentucky company, has determined that a majority of its customers are located in the Pennsylvania area. Therefore, it 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 1.5 days. Average number of payments per day Average value of payment Variable lockbox fee (per transaction) Effective annual rate on money market securities The total collection time will be reduced by three days if the lockbox system is adopted. a. 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.) b. Suppose in addition to the variable charge, 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.) 825 $745 $.15 a. NPV b. NPV 5.5%

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Bird's Eye Treehouses, Incorporated, a Kentucky company, has determined that a
majority of its customers are located in the Pennsylvania area. Therefore, it 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 1.5 days.
Average number of payments per day
Average value of payment
Variable lockbox fee (per transaction)
Effective annual rate on money market
securities
825
$745
$.15
a. NPV
b. NPV
5.5%
The total collection time will be reduced by three days if the lockbox system is adopted.
a. 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.)
b. Suppose in addition to the variable charge, 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.)
Transcribed Image Text:Bird's Eye Treehouses, Incorporated, a Kentucky company, has determined that a majority of its customers are located in the Pennsylvania area. Therefore, it 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 1.5 days. Average number of payments per day Average value of payment Variable lockbox fee (per transaction) Effective annual rate on money market securities 825 $745 $.15 a. NPV b. NPV 5.5% The total collection time will be reduced by three days if the lockbox system is adopted. a. 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.) b. Suppose in addition to the variable charge, 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.)
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