Cash payments $(16$ marks total$)$

Karamazov Brothers Inc. has projected the following sales for the coming year$($s$)$:

Actual Projected

Q$4,20$x$1$ Q$1,20$x$2$ Q$2,20$x$2$ Q$3,20$x$2$ Q$4,20$x$2$ Q$5,20$x$3$

Total sales $$900$ $$900$ $$980$ $$940$ $$1,040$ $$990$

a$.$ Calculate payments to suppliers if Karamazov places orders during each quarter equal to $30\%$ of projected sales for the next quarter. Assume that Karamazov pays immediately. $(8$ marks$)$

b$.$ Calculate payments to suppliers assuming a $90-$day payables period. $(4$ marks$)$

c$.$ Calculate payment to suppliers assuming a $60-$day payables period.