3. MC Qu. 40 Budgeted sales in Acer Corporation ...

Budgeted sales in Acer Corporation over the next four months are given below:

September October November December

Budgeted sales $140,000 $150,000 $170,000 $130,000

Twenty-five percent of the company's sales are for cash and 75% are on account. Collections for sales on account follow a stable pattern as follows: 50% of a month's credit sales are collected in the month of sale, 30% are collected in the month following sale, and 15% are collected in the second month following sale. The remainder are uncollectible. Given these data, cash collections for December should be:

A. $103,875

B. $98,125

C. $136,375

D. $119,500