Question

A lockbox plan is a. used to identify inventory safety stocks. b. used to protect cash, i.e., to keep it from being stolen. c. used primarily by firms where currency is used frequently in transactions, such as fast food restaurants, and less frequently by firms that receive payments as checks. d. used to slow down the collection of checks our firm writes. e. used to speed up the collection of checks received.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option e. Used to speed up the collection of checks received.

Explanation:

A lockbox plan is most beneficial to firms involved in collections over a wide geographic area. It is also a method or technique to limit/reduce float by having payments sent to local post offices close to the customers. Its system of handling cash receipts is by mail where the customers remit payments directly to the bank.

In cash management, a lockbox plan is used to quickens the rate of collection of checks received.