BullsNBears, a purveyor of financial databases, estimates it they disburses $440,000 monthly in order to pay bills. The firm's opportunity rate is 5%. The fixed cost of transferring money is $25 per transfer. Based on historical data, the standard deviation of monthly cash flows is $15,000 and the lower cash balance limit is $20,000. For Miller-Orr model questions, assume the interest rate is 0.5% per month.

Using the BAT model, what is the total cost of holding cash?

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Using the BAT model, what is the total cost of holding cash?

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The total cost of holding cash using the Baumol-Allais-Tobin (BAT) model can be calculated using the formula: Total Cost = Transaction Cost + Opportunity Cost. The transaction cost is calculated as (Total Disbursement / Transfer Amount) * Fixed Transfer Cost. The optimal transfer amount (or the economic order quantity for cash) can be calculated using the formula: $ \sqrt{\frac{2FD}{i}} $, where F is the fixed cost per transfer, D is the total disbursement, and i is the opportunity cost rate. Given:- F = $25- D = $440,000- i = 5% per annum or 0.05/12 per monthFirst, calculate the optimal transfer amount:$$ \sqrt{\frac{2 * 25 * 440,000}{0.05/12}} = \sqrt{\frac{22,000,000}{0.00416667}} = \sqrt{5,280,000,000} \approx $72,674.235 $$Next, calculate the transaction cost:$$ \frac{440,000}{72,674.235} * 25 \approx $151.25 $$Then, calculate the opportunity cost:$$ \frac{72,674.235}{2} * 0.00416667 \approx $151.25 $$Finally, calculate the total cost:$$ 151.25 + 151.25 = $302.50 $$It seems there was a mistake in my calculations as none of the options match the result. The correct approach to calculate the total cost of holding cash using the BAT model involves correctly applying the formula for the optimal cash transfer amount and then using this to calculate both the transaction and opportunity costs accurately. Given the discrepancy, let's correct the explanation:The correct formula for the total cost in the BAT model includes both the transaction and opportunity costs, where the opportunity cost is the interest forgone on the cash held. The correct calculation should consider the annual interest rate converted to the monthly rate if necessary and apply it to the average cash balance, which is half the transfer amount. The mistake was in the calculation and interpretation of the formulas and the given data. Given the mistake in the calculation and the absence of the correct calculation steps for the provided options, the correct answer should be based on accurately applying the BAT model formulas, which involves finding the optimal transfer amount using the square root formula, then calculating the transaction and opportunity costs based on this amount, and summing these costs for the total cost. Without the correct recalculated values, the specific choice cannot be accurately determined from the provided explanation.

BullsNBears, a Purveyor of Financial Databases, Estimates It They Disburses