CTP · Question #388
(Topic 4) The Treasurer at ABC Company currently uses an in-house company-processing lockbox center. The Treasurer has asked for an analysis to determine the major advantage of using a traditional…
The correct answer is B. Availability float will be reduced. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
- (Topic 4)
The Treasurer at ABC Company currently uses an in-house company-processing lockbox center. The Treasurer has asked for an analysis to determine the major advantage of using a traditional check/mail-based lockbox system. ABC receives 287,000 payments per month and hired seven additional staff members to process the payments in-house. Additionally, $389,000 was invested in the equipment used to process the payments and NSF checks have decreased 7% since using the in-house center. The equipment’s current market value is equal to its book value. What major advantage should the analysis indicate?
Options
- ANet income will improve.
- BAvailability float will be reduced.
- CThe equipment can be sold at no loss.
- DNSF checks will continue to decrease.
How the community answered
(30 responses)- A13% (4)
- B73% (22)
- C3% (1)
- D10% (3)
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