Mountaintop Inns,a Kentucky company,has determined that a majority of its customers are located in the Pennsylvania area.It therefore is considering using a lockbox system offered by a bank located in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania.The bank has estimated that use of the system will reduce collection time by one day.In addition to the variable charge shown below,there is also a fixed charge of $4,320 per year for the lockbox system.Assume a year has 365 days.What is the NPV of the lockbox system given the following information? 
A) -$156,727
B) -$131,301
C) -$74,208
D) $11,507
E) $26,433
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