Question

A lockbox plan is most beneficial to firms that Select one: a. have widely dispersed manufacturing facilities. b. have a large marketable securities portfolio and cash to protect. c. receive payments in the form of currency, such as fast food restaurants, rather than in the form of checks. d. have customers who operate in many different parts of the country. e. have suppliers who operate in many different parts of the country.

Answer 1

Answer: d. have customers who operate in many different parts of the country

Explanation: When checks are to be collected from customers of a business that are spread over a wide geographical area, a lockbox plan is employed in order to speed up the collection of checks. It involves the customers dropping their checks in the lock boxes rather than mailing it to the business thus, the use of lockboxes help reduce mail float.