Whitmer Inc.sells to customers all over the U.S. ,and all receipts come in to its headquarters in New York City.The firm's average accounts receivable balance is $2.5 million,and they are financed by a bank loan at an 7.50% annual interest rate.The firm is considering setting up a regional lockbox system to speed up collections,and it believes this would reduce receivables by 20%.If the annual cost of the system is $15,000,what pre-tax net annual savings would be realized?
A) $25,650
B) $21,825
C) $22,500
D) $24,300
E) $20,250

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The Answer of Whitmer Inc.sells to customers all over the U.S. ,and all receipts come in to its headquarters in New York City.The firm's average accounts receivable balance is $2.5 million,and they are financed by a bank loan at an 7.50% annual interest rate.The firm is considering setting up a regional lockbox system to speed up collections,and it believes this would reduce receivables by 20%.If the annual cost of the system is $15,000,what pre-tax net annual savings would be realized?
A) $25,650
B) $21,825
C) $22,500
D) $24,300
E) $20,250