MC algo $26-27$ Calculating Payments

JoAnn Manufacturing has projected the following sales for the coming year:

Q$1$ Q$2$ Q$3$ Q$4$

Sales $ $54,000$ $ $60,600$ $ $69,300$ $ $74,750$

The company places orders each quarter that are $25$ percent of the following quarter's sales and has a $30-$day payables period. What is the payment of accounts for the third quarter?

Multiple Choice

$$17,779\mathrm{.}17$

$$15,875\mathrm{.}00$

$$18,689\mathrm{.}17$

$$16,600\mathrm{.}00$

$$18,233\mathrm{.}33$