Hudson Company, located in Manchester, U. K., prepared the following sales budget for 1998's first six months:

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Sales units January February March 8,000 7,000 7,500 April 8,500 May June 7,800 8,300 Units sell for 20 each. Twenty percent of sales is for cash, and the remainder is on account. The firm forecasts collection of sales on account to be 60 percent in the month of sale with the remainder collected in the next month. Beginning receiv- ables at January 1 are 40,000. Required: 1. Find the forecast cash receipts for each month. 2. If more customers use bank cards causing cash sales to increase to 40 percent of total sales, by how much is cash increased in the second quarter?