Brett's, Inc has received a proposal from its bank to establish a lock-box system to accelerate the receipt of $600

million annually on 900,000 checks. By its own analysis, Brett's, Inc believes such a system would decrease total
float by 3.5 days.

If Brett's, Inc can earn 7 percent before taxes on the released funds, what is the maximum that
Brett's, Inc should be willing to pay the bank per check for the service? Use a 365-day year.

P = (3.

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