Exhibit Duckett Group The Duckett Group Is Trying to Determine Its Optimal Average

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Exhibit Duckett Group
The Duckett Group is trying to determine its optimal average cash balance.The firm has determined that it will need $5,000,000 net new cash during the coming year.The fixed transaction cost of converting securities to cash is $50, and the firm earns 10 percent on its marketable securities investments.
-Refer to Exhibit Duckett Group.What will be the total cost to Duckett of maintaining the optimal average cash balance, as determined by the Baumol model?

• A) $35,356
• B) $7,071
• C) $18,493
• D) $70,711
• E) $53,190

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