Bessons Brass, Inc. makes customized wind instruments for symphony orchestras, including trumpets, trombones, flutes, and clarinets. The manufacturer has determined that operating circumstances require the use of the Miller-Orr cash management model to manage the cash balances of the enterprise. The standard deviation of daily cash balances has been shown to be $24,000, and management believes this figure also reflects future balance variability. The manufacturer earns an average daily return of 0.1% on its marketable securities and incurs an average brokerage fee of $500 each time it engages in a securities transaction. Management has determined that it cannot permit the companys cash balance to fall below $75,000.

Answer the following questions by filling in the blanks. Give your answers rounded to the nearest whole number in each case.

(a) What is the companys z value? $Blank 1.

(b) What is the companys return-to-point? $Blank 2.

(c) What is the companys optimum maximum cash balance? $Blank 3.