Crescent Antiques currently fills mail orders from all over the U.S., and receipts come in to headquarters in Boise, Idaho. The firm's average accounts receivable (A/R) is $4.2 million and is financed by a bank loan with 11.75 percent annual interest. Crescent is considering a regional lockbox system to speed up collections which it believes will reduce A/R by 19 percent. The annual cost of the system is $18,500. What is the estimated net annual savings to the firm from implementing the lockbox system?
Crescent Antiques currently fills mail orders from all over the U.S., and receipts come in to headquarters in Boise, Idaho. The firm's average accounts receivable (A/R) is $4.2 million and is financed by a bank loan with 11.75 percent annual interest. Crescent is considering a regional lockbox system to speed up collections which it believes will reduce A/R by 19 percent. The annual cost of the system is $18,500. What is the estimated net annual savings to the firm from implementing the lockbox system?
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Transcribed Image Text:Crescent Antiques currently fills mail orders from all
over the U.S., and receipts come in to headquarters
in Boise, Idaho. The firm's average accounts
receivable (A/R) is $4.2 million and is financed by a
bank loan with 11.75 percent annual interest.
Crescent is considering a regional lockbox system to
speed up collections which it believes will reduce A/R
by 19 percent. The annual cost of the system is
$18,500. What is the estimated net annual savings to
the firm from implementing the lockbox system?
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