Hand Tools,Inc

question 86

Multiple Choice

Hand Tools,Inc.receives an average of 611 checks a day.The average amount per check is $425.The firm is considering a lockbox system which it anticipates will reduce the average collection time by 1 day.The bank charges $0.275 a check for this service.The daily interest rate on Treasury bills is 0.013 percent.What is the average daily cost of the lockbox system?

• A)$31.16
• B)$54.19
• C)$168.03
• D)$180.11
• E)$199.19

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Definitions:

Property Rights

The rights to use, control, and obtain the benefits from a good or resource.

External Costs

Costs of a transaction or activity that affect parties who did not choose to incur that cost, often not reflected in the market price.

Social Cost

The total cost to society as a whole, including both private costs incurred by firms or individuals and external costs imposed on others.

Free Riders

A person who receives the benefit of a good without paying for it. Because it is often virtually impossible to restrict the consumption of public goods to those who pay, these goods are subject to free-rider problems.