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IMANET Exam CMA Topic 6 Question 71 Discussion

Actual exam question for IMANET's CMA exam
Question #: 71
Topic #: 6
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A firm has daily cash receipts of $200,000. A commercial bank has offered to reduce the collection time by 3 days. The bank requires a monthly fee of $4,000 for providing this service. If money market rates will average 12% during the year, the additional annual income (loss) of having the service is

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Suggested Answer: D

The estimated incremental after-tax operating cash flows for each year of a capital project consist of two components: the after-tax cash inflows from operations and the depreciation tax shield arising from the purchase of new equipment. The first of these for Pauley can be calculated as follows:

Pauley's total after-tax operating cash inflow for each year of the project's life is thus $36,000 ($30,000 + $6,000). Ii the final year of the project, two additional cash flows must be taken into account, the after-tax proceeds from the disposal of the equipment purchased for the project, and the recovery of working capital devoted to the project. These two additional cash flows can be calculated as follows:

Pauley's total after-tax cash inflow for the final year of the project's life is thus $49,000

($36,000 + $13,000).


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Ming
1 months ago
This exam is making me thirsty. Anyone want to grab a coffee and discuss the merits of each answer option?
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Shizue
6 days ago
I disagree, I believe the correct answer is C) $66,240.
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Reena
14 days ago
Sure, I'll join you for coffee. I think the answer is A) $(24,000).
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Dottie
1 months ago
Wait, is this a trick question? What if the cash receipts are actually Monopoly money? In that case, the answer is a free night at the Ritz-Carlton.
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Lemuel
1 months ago
Oh, I know this one! It's option D, $68,000. The bank's offer to reduce the collection time by 3 days is definitely worth the $4,000 monthly fee.
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Jacki
1 months ago
I don't know, the $4,000 monthly fee seems a bit steep. I'm thinking option A, $(24,000), might be the right answer here.
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Janet
14 days ago
I agree, that monthly fee is quite high.
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Buddy
2 months ago
Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm leaning towards option C, $66,240. The reduced collection time should result in more cash available for investment at the 12% money market rate.
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Anabel
6 days ago
I'm not sure about this one, but option D, $68,000, seems like a possibility. It's a tough decision to make.
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Corrina
18 days ago
Yeah, option C sounds like the best option. It's all about maximizing the return on the cash receipts by investing it at the higher money market rate.
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Audra
19 days ago
I disagree, I believe option C, $66,240, is the right choice. The increased investment opportunity at 12% will outweigh the monthly fee.
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Vincenza
1 months ago
I agree, option C seems like the most logical choice. The additional income from investing the extra cash at 12% would likely outweigh the $4,000 monthly fee.
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Kerry
1 months ago
I think option C, $66,240, makes sense. The reduced collection time could lead to more money being invested at the 12% rate.
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Sommer
1 months ago
I think option A, $(24,000), is the correct answer. The monthly fee of $4,000 will eat into the additional income.
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Stevie
2 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think the answer might be C) $66,240. Can someone explain their rationale?
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Johnetta
2 months ago
I agree with Florencia, because the additional annual income can be calculated by subtracting the monthly fee from the interest earned on the reduced collection time.
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Florencia
2 months ago
I think the answer is B) $24,000.
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Crissy
2 months ago
I agree with Silvana, the rationale is that the additional annual income would be the difference between the interest earned on the $200,000 for 3 days at 12% and the monthly fee of $4,000.
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Silvana
2 months ago
I disagree, I believe the answer is B) $24,000.
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Alease
3 months ago
I think the answer is A) $(24,000).
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