December	January	February	March	April
268,519	206,592	196,229	199,421	224,822

Sales in Units

The company would like to keep 24% of the following month's expected sales on hand as inventory in the end of each month. Each unit costs $182 to purchase. What is the dollar amount of purchases that Elliott Corporation plans to make in the first quarter? (Carry all decimals while doing this problem and round your final answer to the nearest $1)