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Certified Treasury Professional Questions 421–425 (page: 86)

Following the latest round of cost-cutting measures at ABC Corporation, the Treasury Department retained a headcount of 2 individuals. While the analyst was out sick, she gave her password to her Manager so that payments could be released via the bank’s wire transfer system. The Manager sent 3 wires out with incorrect banking instructions. The problem was not identified until the angry suppliers called several weeks later demanding payment. The corporation has not yet recovered the $130,000 sent to erroneous accounts. In this instance, which control failed for ABC Corp.?

Company RST is a seasonal retailer who has just completed its holiday season and is temporarily flush with cash. The treasurer has identified approximately $15 million of excess balances and is trying to determine what to do with the surplus cash. Cash forecasts show that the funds will be needed in approximately 30 days to replenish inventory. Which of the following plans should the treasurer implement immediately?

A pizza restaurant chain maintains separate accounts at bank branches near each of their 1,067 restaurants to handle the deposit of cash received. Early each morning, the company’s point-of-sale system electronically transmits collection totals from the previous day to its main computer. ACH debits are then initiated to concentrate the funds from the local accounts to the concentration account the following day. Recently, several of the ACH debits have been returned for insufficient funds because deposits weren’t being taken to the bank on a timely basis by the local employees.

Without increasing staff at the restaurants, what could Treasury do to prevent this from happening and avoid overdrafts at the local banks?

The treasury analyst at RST Corporation has been asked to forecast cash levels for the company’s year-end balance sheet. The analyst has been given the following information:



What should the analyst project as the upcoming year-end cash balance?

XYZ Corporation is presently a short-term borrower and uses a revolving line of credit with an interest rate of 7%. The Treasurer would like to reduce interest expense and increase liquidity without renegotiating the line of credit. Which of the following projects should the Treasurer support in order to achieve this objective as quickly as possible?