Assume a company is preparing a budget for its first two months of operations. During the first and second months it expects credit sales of $$45,000$ and $$65,000,$ respectively. The company expects to collect $30\%$ of its credit sales in the month of the sale and the remaining $70\%$ in the following month. What is the expected cash collections from credit sales during the first month?

Multiple Choice

$$25,500$

$$13,500$

$$31,500$

$$49,000$