Paradise Retailers, Inc. (PRI) determined that $1,500,000 is needed for cash transactions made during the next year. Each time PRI deposits money in its checking account, a charge of $12.95 is assessed to cover clerical costs. If PRI can hold marketable securities that yield 4.5%, and then convert these securities to cash at a cost of only the $12.95 deposit charge, what is the optimal cash amount C* to transfer from marketable securities to the checking account according to the Baumol Model?
Paradise Retailers, Inc. (PRI) determined that $1,500,000 is needed for cash transactions made during the next year. Each time PRI deposits money in its checking account, a charge of $12.95 is assessed to cover clerical costs. If PRI can hold marketable securities that yield 4.5%, and then convert these securities to cash at a cost of only the $12.95 deposit charge, what is the optimal cash amount C* to transfer from marketable securities to the checking account according to the Baumol Model?
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Paradise Retailers, Inc. (PRI) determined that $1,500,000 is needed for cash transactions made during the next year. Each time PRI deposits money in its checking account, a charge of $12.95 is assessed to cover clerical costs. If PRI can hold marketable securities that yield 4.5%, and then convert these securities to cash at a cost of only the $12.95 deposit charge, what is the optimal cash amount C* to transfer from marketable securities to the checking account according to the Baumol Model?
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