Questions from Financial Management


Q: Wisconsin Paper Company is considering establishing a zero-balance system for

Wisconsin Paper Company is considering establishing a zero-balance system for its payroll account. The firm pays its employees every 2 weeks on Friday (that is, 26 pay periods per year). Currently, th...

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Q: The High-Rise Construction Company, located in Houston, receives

The High-Rise Construction Company, located in Houston, receives large remittances (that is, progress payments) from customers with whom it has contracts. These checks are frequently drawn on New York...

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Q: Jackson’s Thriftway currently processes all of its credit sales at its Seguin

Jackson’s Thriftway currently processes all of its credit sales at its Seguin, Texas, headquarters. The firm is considering establishing a lockbox arrangement with a Chicago bank to process payments f...

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Q: Two banks, First Fidelity Bank and First Union Bank, have

Two banks, First Fidelity Bank and First Union Bank, have offered to process Zack’s retail charge card payments. First Fidelity will process the payments for a fee of $0.15 per payment with no compens...

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Q: World Telephone & Telegraph (WTT) is considering the establishment of

World Telephone & Telegraph (WTT) is considering the establishment of a zero balance system for its dividend payment account. The firm pays common stockholders quarterly dividends. Currently, WTT...

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Q: Tokyo Electric Company (TEC) sells most of its products in

Tokyo Electric Company (TEC) sells most of its products in the United States through 50 large distributors and retail chains (for example, Sears, Kmart). Currently, TEC’s customers mail their payments...

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Q: Suppose that FedEx Kinko’s has decided to install personal computers and printers

Suppose that FedEx Kinko’s has decided to install personal computers and printers in its Pittsburgh store that will be rented to customers on an hourly basis. FedEx Kinko’s management has called in co...

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Q: MacKenzie Corporation is considering leasing a new asset. The lease would

MacKenzie Corporation is considering leasing a new asset. The lease would run for eight years and require eight beginning-of-year payments of $100,000 each. If MacKenzie capitalizes this lease for fin...

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Q: One of the most important operating expenses for the Olde Virginia Brick

One of the most important operating expenses for the Olde Virginia Brick Company is natural gas, which is used to bake and dry the bricks. Natural gas prices have recently been quite volatile, now app...

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Q: Ajax Leasing Services has been approached by Gamma Tools to provide lease

Ajax Leasing Services has been approached by Gamma Tools to provide lease financing for a new automated screw machine. The machine will cost $220,000 and will be leased by Gamma for five years. Lease...

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