Saturday, November 16, 2019

Theo's Bar & Grill needs $153,000 a week to pay bills. The standard deviation of the weekly disbursements is $9,600.

Theo's Bar & Grill needs $153,000 a week to pay bills. The standard deviation of the weekly disbursements is $9,600. The firm has established a lower cash balance limit of $40,000. The applicable interest rate is 3.5 percent and the fixed cost of transferring funds is $40. Based on the BAT model, what is the optimal average cash balance? 
 
A. 
$36,199

B. 
$49,568

C. 
$67,426

D. 
$99,136

E. 
$112,400


 


76.
Parkway Express needs $318,000 a week to pay bills. The standard deviation of the weekly disbursements is $31,000. The firm has established a lower cash balance limit of $60,000. The applicable interest rate is 4.5 percent and the fixed cost of transferring funds is $65. Based on the BAT model, what is the opportunity cost of holding cash? 
 
A. 
$3,873

B. 
$4,918

C. 
$5,207

D. 
$109,283

E. 
$110,440


 


77.
Penco Supply spends $325,000 a week to pay bills and maintains a lower cash balance limit of $75,000. The standard deviation of its disbursements is $18,900. The applicable interest rate is 5 percent and the fixed cost of transferring funds is $65. What is the firm's optimal initial cash balance based on the BAT model? 
 
A. 
$150,600

B. 
$158,929

C. 
$170,096

D. 
$221,506

E. 
$209,619


 


78.
Your firm spends $54,000 a week to pay bills and maintains a lower cash balance limit of $45,000. The standard deviation of your disbursements is $12,100. The applicable interest rate is 4.5 percent and the fixed cost of transferring funds is $55. What is your opportunity cost of holding cash based on the BAT model? 
 
A. 
$1,318

B. 
$1,864

C. 
$2,204

D. 
$2,311

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