Saturday, November 16, 2019

Rosie O'Grady's spends $115,000 a week to pay bills and maintains a lower cash balance limit of $95,000.


Rosie O'Grady's spends $115,000 a week to pay bills and maintains a lower cash balance limit of $95,000. The standard deviation of the disbursements is $14,600. The applicable interest rate is 4.8 percent and the fixed cost of transferring funds is $50. What is this firm's total cost of holding cash based on the BAT model? 
 
A. 
$1,431

B. 
$2,862

C. 
$3,034

D. 
$4,912

E. 
$5,358


 

 

Trading cost = [52/($111,616.90/$115,000)] × $50 = $2,678.81
Total cost = $2,678.81 + $2,678.81 = $5,358


80.
Your firm spends $346,000 a week to pay bills and maintains a lower cash balance limit of $150,000. The standard deviation of your disbursements is $28,700. The applicable interest rate is 5 percent and the fixed cost of transferring funds is $60. What is your optimal average cash balance based on the BAT model? 
 
A. 
$103,900

B. 
$146,500

C. 
$182,200

D. 
$207,800

E. 
$249,900


 


81.
The Cow Pie Spreader Co. spends $214,000 a week to pay bills and maintains a lower cash balance limit of $150,000. The standard deviation of the disbursements is $16,000. The applicable weekly interest rate is 0.025 percent and the fixed cost of transferring funds is $49. What is the firm's cash balance target based on the Miller-Orr model? 
 
A. 
$183,511

B. 
$208,511

C. 
$251,006

D. 
$254,545

E. 
$258,878
Cash balance target = $150,000 + [0.75 × $49 × ($16,0002/.00025)]1/3 = $183,511


82.
The Blue Moon Hotel and Spa spends $359,000 a week to pay bills and maintains a lower cash balance limit of $250,000. The standard deviation of the disbursements is $46,800. The applicable weekly interest rate is 0.045 percent and the fixed cost of transferring funds is $60. What is the hotel's optimal upper cash limit based on the Miller-Orr model? 
 
A. 
$430,836

B. 
$447,905

C. 
$528,700

D. 
$739,459

E. 
$861,672
Cash balance target = $250,000 + [0.75 × $60 × ($46,8002/.00045)]1/3 = $310,278.70
Upper cash limit = 3 × $310,278.70 - (2 × $250,000) = $430,836

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