Reference no: EM131120321
Wisconsin Paper Company is considering establishing a zero-balance system for its payroll account. The firm pays its employees every 2 weeks on Friday (that is, 26 pay periods per year). Currently, the firm deposits the necessary funds in the payroll account on Friday to cover the total amount of the checks written each pay period, which averages $1 million. However, the firm has found that the majority of the checks did not clear the payroll account until the following week. A typical distribution of when the checks clear the payroll account is as follows:
Amount of Funds
Day Clearing Payroll Account
Friday .......... $300,000
Monday ........ 450,000
Tuesday ........ 150,000
Wednesday ........ 100,000
Total ......... $1,000,000
Assume that the firm can earn 6 percent on any funds released from its payroll account using a zero-balance system.
a. Determine the annual pretax returns the firm would realize from the use of a zero balance system for its payroll account.
b. What additional information is necessary to make a decision concerning the desirability of establishing such a system?
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