Metropolitan Realty currently has 54 days in its cash cycle and 98 days in its operating cycle. The firm purchases its entire inventory from one supplier. This supplier has offered a 2.5 percent discount on all purchases if Metropolitan will pay in 7 days. If the market opts to take advantage of the discount offered, its new operating cycle will be days and its new cash cycle will be days.

Aproperty title search firm is contemplating using online software to increase its search productivity. currently an average of 40 minutes is needed to do a title search. the researcher cost is $2 per minute. clients are charged a fee of $400. company a's software would reduce the average search time by 10 minutes, at a cost of $3.50 per search. company b's software would reduce the average search time by 12 minutes at a cost of $3.60 per search. which option would have the higher productivity in terms of revenue per dollar of input?