For a month sales, $17\%$ pay in cash. Of the credit sales, $33\%$ pay in the month of the sale and $34\%$ are collected in the month following the sale. $5\%$ goes uncollected and the balanced is collected two$-$months after the sale.

July Sales $=89,000$

August sales $=82,000$

September Sales $=78,000$

How much cash should be collected in September?

Correct Answer

$78,448$