Finch Company began its operations on March 31 of the current year. Finch has the following projected costs:

	April	May	June
Manufacturing costs (1)	$157,000	$195,500	$218,900
Insurance expense (2)	1,000	1,000	1,000
Depreciation expense	2,050	2,050	2,050
Property tax expense (3)	540	540	540

(1) Of the manufacturing costs, three-fourths are paid for in the month they are incurred; one-fourth is paid in the following month. (2) Insurance expense is $1,000 a month; however, the insurance is paid four times yearly in the first month of the quarter, (i.e., January, April, July, and October). (3) Property tax is paid once a year in November.

The cash payments expected for Finch Company in the month of May are

a.$185,875

b.$39,250

c.$225,125

d.$146,625