A merchant closes its day with a total of 100 credit card transactions of an average ticket value of $100. The interchange reimbursement fees are 2% and transaction fees are $0.05. If this merchant receives gross settlement, what would be the value of deposit to the account for that day?
Company XYZ uses exponential smoothing to forecast its daily lockbox receipts. With the help of a statistical computer program, the company has determined that the smoothing constant is 0.35.
Using the data in the table, what is the exponential smoothing forecast for Day 7 (rounded to the nearest whole $)?
A small import/export company, XYZ Company, has recently set up an account with a German firm. The contract between the companies states that XYZ is to be paid as soon as all documents are in order showing that the transaction terms have been met. Which of the following forms of payment drafts would be MOST appropriate for XYZ?
XYZ Company is considering different methods of concentrating cash from its subsidiary accounts to its main operating account. It uses short-term borrowings with a rate of 7% to fund daily operations, and the reserve adjusted earnings credit rate on its subsidiary accounts is 1%. A review of its bank fees shows that wires (same day transfer) cost the XYZ Co. $7.00 each while ACH debits (next day transfer) cost $1.25 each. If the primary objective is to minimize costs, what must the transfer amount be (rounded to the nearest whole $) to justify the use of a wire transfer instead of an ACH to concentrate the funds?