Bavarian Brew Float Bavarian Brew Receives About 350 Checks a Day with an Day

question 11

Multiple Choice

Bavarian Brew Float
Bavarian Brew receives about 350 checks a day with an average check size of $550. Currently customer’s payments spend 2 days in the mail. Once a check is received it takes about 1.5 days to process it and another 4 days to clear the banking system. The firm’s opportunity cost is 10%. Assume a 365-day year.

-What is Bavarian Brew's collection float?

• A) 4 days
• B) 2 days
• C) 1.5 days
• D) 7.5 days

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Definitions:

Comparative Advantage

The endowment of a person, enterprise, or nation to output a good or service at a diminished opportunity cost relative to rival entities.

Barriers to Trade

Measures that governments or public authorities introduce to restrict or prevent international trade.

Quota

A government-imposed trade restriction that limits the quantity or monetary value of goods that can be imported or exported during a specific time frame.

Domestic Producers

Companies or individuals that manufacture or produce goods within their own country, as opposed to importing them from abroad.