ABC Corporation would like to know what its optimal cash balance for its petty cash fund. The daily average disbursement is P5,000. ABC operates 365 days a year. Cost to transfer money into the account average P250 each time. If the money is not in this account, it could have been in an investment account earning 5% per year. Requiired:  1. Optimum cash balance 2. Total cost of holding and maintaining the optimal cash balance

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ABC Corporation would like to know what its optimal cash balance for its petty cash fund. The daily average disbursement is P5,000. ABC operates 365 days a year. Cost to transfer money into the account average P250 each time. If the money is not in this account, it could have been in an investment account earning 5% per year.

Requiired: 

1. Optimum cash balance

2. Total cost of holding and maintaining the optimal cash balance

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