The following information about the operations of Hancock Company is available.
Annual sales $185 million
Cost of goods sold $125 million
Average accounts receivable $25 million
Average accounts payable $15 million
Average inventory $30 million
Cost of capital 12%
A) Find the NPV of its operating cycle.
(B) What is the new NPV if Hancock can delay the payments by 2 days and make the collections 2 days earlier? By comparing the answers to (A) and (B), can you tell if the company made the right move?