The Treasurer at ABC Company currently uses an in-house company-processing lockbox center. The Treasurer has asked for an analysis to determine the major advantage of using a traditional check/mail-based lockbox system. ABC receives 287,000 payments per month and hired seven additional staff members to process the payments in-house. Additionally, $389,000 was invested in the equipment used to process the payments and NSF checks have decreased 7% since using the in-house center. The equipment’s current market value is equal to its book value. What major advantage should the analysis indicate?
Based on the following information, what is the required collected balance to cover all monthly service charges?
Deposit Float$10,000
Reserve Requirement5%
Earnings Credit Rate15%
Monthly Service Charges$6,000
Days in month30
What should a company’s senior management consider in their payment policies to eliminate the co-mingling of funds for payables, receivables and foreign exchange transactions?
Which of the following is a component of a company’s operating budget?