You collect 80% of each month's sales in one month following the sale and 20%, the remainder, two months following the sale. If your sales are budgeted to be: February $120,000 March $140,000 What would be your amount for cash collected from customers in March? January $100,000
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![**Math Problem - Cash Collection Schedule**
**Question 31**
You collect 80% of each month's sales in one month following the sale and 20%, the remainder, two months following the sale. If your sales are budgeted to be:
| | January | February | March |
|-------|---------|----------|-------|
| Sales | $100,000 | $120,000 | $140,000 |
**What would be your amount for cash collected from customers in March?**
- **80% Collection Explanation**: This represents the proportion of sales collected the month immediately following the sale month.
- **20% Collection Explanation**: This represents the proportion of sales collected two months after the sale month.
To solve this:
1. **Collection from January Sales in March**:
- 20% of January sales is collected in March.
- January sales: $100,000.
- 20% of $100,000: 0.20 * $100,000 = $20,000.
2. **Collection from February Sales in March**:
- 80% of February sales is collected in March.
- February sales: $120,000.
- 80% of $120,000: 0.80 * $120,000 = $96,000.
3. **Collection from March Sales in April**:
- Since collection happens in the month following the sale, March collections will be 80% in April and remaining 20% in May.
Adding all collections from January and February provides total cash collections for March:
**Total Collections in March = January’s 20% collection + February’s 80% collection**
**Total Collections in March = $20,000 + $96,000 = $116,000**
**Answer:**
For cash collected from customers in March, the amount is **$116,000**.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5c8d4a85-4f6d-419d-9725-6a01dd6ff781%2Fc4aa2fb1-555f-424d-9046-a571e12476d5%2Fctad249_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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