Question

Each business day, on average, a company writes checks totaling $13,200 to pay its suppliers. The usual clearing time for the checks is four days. Meanwhile, the company is receiving payments from its customers each day, in the form of checks, totaling $23,800. The cash from the payments is available to the firm after two days.
A. Calculate the company’s disbursement float, collection float, and net float.
B. If the collected funds were available in one day instead of two, what would be the company's disbursement float, collection float, and net float?

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Disbursement Float $53,800

Collection Float $47,600

Net Float $6,200

B. Disbursement Float $53,800

Collection Float $23,800

Net Float $30,000

Explanation:

A. Calculation for the company’s disbursement float, collection float, and net float.

Calculation for Disbursement Float using this formula

Disbursement Float = Average amount of check* Time to clear

Let plug in the formula

Disbursement Float= $13,200*4 days

Disbursement Float= $53,800

Calculation for Collection Float

Collection Float =($23,800*2days)

Collection Float = $47,600

Calculation for Net Float using this formula

Net Float = Disbursement Float + collection Float

Let plug in the formula

Net Float= $53,800-$47,600

Net Float= $6,200

Therefore the company’s disbursement float, collection float, and net float will be:

Disbursement Float $53,800

Collection Float $47,600

Net Float $6,200

B.Calculation to determine what would be the company's disbursement float, collection float, and net float If the collected funds were available in one day instead of two

Calculation for Disbursement Float using this formula

Disbursement Float = Average amount of check* Time to clear

Let plug in the formula

Disbursement Float= $13,200*4 days

Disbursement Float= $53,800

Calculation for Collection Float

Collection Float =($23,800*1 days)

Collection Float = $23,800

Calculation for Net Float using this formula

Net Float = Disbursement Float + collection Float

Let plug in the formula

Net Float= $53,800-$23,800

Net Float= $30,000

Therefore what would be the company's disbursement float, collection float, and net float If the collected funds were available in one day instead of two will be:

Disbursement Float $53,800

Collection Float $23,800

Net Float $30,000