A large firm operating over a wide geographical area can speed up its collection by

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  1. Concentration banking
  2. Centralised collection
  3. Playing the float
  4. Discretionary payment

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Option 1 : Concentration banking
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The correct answer is Concentration banking

Key Points

  •  Concentration banking: A financial institution that serves as the main bank for a certain organization is known as a concentration bank.

 

  • Concentration banking is transferring of funds from a number of bank accounts into an investment account where it can be invested more profitably.

 

  • The Concentration Banking setup is one that businesses utilize to collect or concentrate funds from all regional banks located in several regions into a single bank account.

 

  • Banks usually use concentration accounts in order to make fund transfers, private banking transactions and foreign transactions more easier.

 

  • Concentration accounts combine funds from multiple locations within one consolidated account.

 

  • Some Functions of Concentration banking:
    • Increasing Collection
    • Reducing accounting errors
    • Quick/ timely information etc.

 

  • A large firm operating over a wide geographical area can speed up its collection with the help of concentration banking.

 

Hence, the correct answer is Concentration banking.

 

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