Optimal transaction size for transfers-marketable securities

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Barenbaum Industries projects that cash outlay of $4.5 million will occur uniformly throughout the year. Barenbaum lans to meet its cash requirements by periodically selling marketable securities from its portfolio. The marketable securities are invested to earn 12%, and the cost per transaction of converting securities to cash is $27.

a) Use the Baumol model to determine the optimal transaction size for transfers from marketable securities to cash.

b) What will be average cash balance?

c) How many transfers per year will be required?

d) What will be total annual cost of maintaining cash balances? What would the total cost be if the company maintained an average cash balance of $50,000 or of $0 (it deposits funds daily to meet cash requirements)

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