Carmen's Dress Delivery operates a mail$-$order business that sells clothes designed for frequent travelers. It had sales of $$650,000$ in December. Because Carmen's Dress Delivery is in the mail$-$order business, all sales are made on account. The company expects a $24$ percent drop in sales for January. The balance in the Accounts Receivable account on December $31$ was $$96,900$ and is budgeted to be $$73,400$ as of January $31.$

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a$.$ Determine the amount of cash Carmen's Dress Delivery expects to collect from accounts receivable during January.

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