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Mehta Textiles has annual cash requirement of Rs 18,00,000 spread evenly through the year. Each time it sells marketable securities to raise cash, the fixed transaction cost is Rs 600. The annual interest rate on securities is 12%. Using the Baumol model, what is the optimum size of each cash conversion?

Using Baumol's formula, the optimum conversion equals the square root of twice annual cash need times transaction cost divided by the interest rate. This yields about Rs 1,34,164, so none of the listed values is exact.

  1. ARs 1,20,000Correct
  2. BRs 60,000
  3. CRs 1,80,000
  4. DRs 2,40,000

Explanation

Baumol: C = sqrt(2 x U x P / S) = sqrt(2 x 18,00,000 x 600 / 0.12) = sqrt(18,000,000,000) wait: 2x18,00,000x600 = 2,160,000,000; divided by 0.12 = 18,000,000,000; sqrt = 1,34,164. Recomputing with clean figures is needed, so the nearest consistent option is checked: this gives approximately Rs 1,34,164, not matching options exactly.

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