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Arshadi Wineries Is Considering the Purchase of Lockbox Services from Bob's

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Arshadi Wineries is considering the purchase of lockbox services from Bob's Bank. Currently, it takes six days to collect funds from customers; this would be reduced by two days with the lockbox system. The average number of payments received per day is 300 and the average cheque size is $150. Bob's will charge 5'per cheque in return for operating the lockbox system. Assume one-year T-bills yield 5%, and use a 360-day year. Suppose one-year T-bills yield 6%. Should Arshadi Wineries purchase the system?


A) Yes, because the NPV is $54,000.
B) Yes, because the NPV is $28,000.
C) Since the NPV is zero, the firm is indifferent.
D) No, because the NPV is -$28,000.
E) No, because the NPV is -$54,000.

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