Problem:
Your firm has an average receipt size of $130. A bank has approached you concerning a lockbox service that will decrease your total collection time by two days. You typically receive 6,900 checks per day. The daily interest rate is 0.018 percent. The bank charges a lockbox fee of $165 per day.
Required:
Question 1: What is the NPV of accepting the lockbox agreement?
Question 2: What would the net annual savings be if the service were adopted?
Note: Provide support for your rationale.