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QUESTION THREE (15 MARKS) i) The management of Popular Traders anticipates Ksh 1,500,000 in cash outlays (demand) during the next year. The recent experience has been that it costs Ksh 30 to convert marketable securities to cash and vice versa. The marketable securities currently earns 8 per cent annual return. Find the total cost of managing cash according to Baumol model (5 Marks) ii) Discuss three importance of maintaining inventory at optimum levels (6 Marks) iii) Briefly describe the basic reasons why profit/EPS maximization fails to be consistent (4 Marks) with wealth maximization.

          QUESTION THREE (15 MARKS)
i) The management of Popular Traders anticipates Ksh 1,500,000 in cash outlays (demand) during the next year. The recent experience has been that it costs Ksh 30 to convert marketable securities to cash and vice versa. The marketable securities currently earns 8 per cent annual return. Find the total cost of managing cash according to Baumol model
(5 Marks)
ii) Discuss three importance of maintaining inventory at optimum levels
(6 Marks)
iii) Briefly describe the basic reasons why profit/EPS maximization fails to be consistent
(4 Marks)
with wealth maximization.

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QUESTION THREE (15 MARKS)
i) The management of Popular Traders anticipates Ksh 1,500,000 in cash outlays (demand) during the next year. The recent experience has been that it costs Ksh 30 to convert marketable securities to cash and vice versa. The marketable securities currently earns 8 per cent annual return. Find the total cost of managing cash according to Baumol model
(5 Marks)
ii) Discuss three importance of maintaining inventory at optimum levels
(6 Marks)
iii) Briefly describe the basic reasons why profit/EPS maximization fails to be consistent
(4 Marks)
with wealth maximization.

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Horngren’s Cost Accounting

Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan 16th Edition

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06/09/2023

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The formula for the total cost of managing cash according to the Baumol model is given by: Total cost = √(2 * D * S / i) Where: D = Annual cash outlays = Ksh 1,500,000 S = Cost of converting marketable securities to cash and vice versa = Ksh 30 i = Annual return Show more…

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Kindly assist. QUESTION THREE (15 MARKS) i) The management of Popular Traders anticipates Ksh 1,500,000 in cash outlays (demand during the next year. The recent experience has been that it costs Ksh 30 to convert marketable securities to cash and vice versa. The marketable securities currently earns 8 per cent annual return. Find the total cost of managing cash according to Baumol model. (5 Marks) ii) Discuss three importance of maintaining inventory at optimum levels. iii) Briefly describe the basic reasons why profit/EPS maximization fails to be consistent with wealth maximization. (4 Marks)

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