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Questions -

Q1. Caltrate Company follows a moderate current asset investment policy, but it is now considering a change, perhaps to a restricted or maybe to a relaxed policy. The firm's annual sales are $400,000; its fixed assets are $100,000; its target capital structure calls for 50% debt and 50% equity; its EBIT is $35,000; the interest rate on its debt is 10%; and its tax rate is 40%. With a restricted policy, current assets will be 15% of sales, while under a relaxed policy they will be 25% of sales. What is the difference in the projected ROEs between the restricted and relaxed policies?

Q2. The financial manager of Judy Company wants to determine the amount of cash outlays to be spent for the next period. He asked the help of the accountant and the latter provided a cash budget for the next year. According to the computations, the company would be incurring cash expenses of $6,612,500 per month. The financial manager has estimated a cost of $40 per transaction in case non-cash asset is converted to cash. The firm's opportunity cost ratio is 12%.

a. How much is the optimum cash balance?

b. How much is the average cash balance?

c. What is the number of conversion made during the year?

d. What is the total cash cost?