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Many companies are wondering if they should emulate Sears, Roebuck & Company in its implementation of electronic disbursing. After negotiating new payment terms with each of its suppliers, it quickly built up a significant volume of electronic payments: 1,000 transactions, 60,000 invoices, and $500 million in payment per month. When evaluating electronic payments, Sears calculated that it would save $0.40 and the payee as much as $1.10 per payment by going through the automated clearinghouse (ACH). The savings to Sears as payer was based on the difference between per-check cost and the ACH payment cost. (Note that the postage cost has gone up significantly since then):
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Using the data from Financial Dilemma, rework the NPV analysis for each of the following situations. For each situation in parts a-d, assume all data are the same as that given in the textbook analysis except the one item indicated. In part e, assume all four changes indicated in parts a-d are applicable. Make a recommendation either for or against the ACH disbursement system in each case. If you have access to spreadsheet software, you can save time by developing a worksheet or by using a preprogrammed worksheet.
a. The initial investment is $60,000 instead of $40,000
b. The company makes 5,000 payments per month instead of 1,000
c. The annual interest rate is 5% instead of 10%
d. The per-payment saving is $1 instead of $0.40
e. All the changes in parts a-d are applicable
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