​Whitmer Inc

question 12

Multiple Choice

​Whitmer Inc.sells to customers all over the U.S.,and all receipts come in to its headquarters in New York City.The firm's average accounts receivable balance is $2.5 million,and they are financed by a bank loan at an 11% annual interest rate.The firm is considering setting up a regional lockbox system to speed up collections,and it believes this would reduce receivables by 20%.If the annual cost of the system is $15,000,what pre-tax net annual savings would be realized?

• A)​$29,160
• B)​$32,400
• C)​$36,000
• D)​$40,000
• E)​$44,000

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