The management of Grinrod Limited prepared the following forecasted total sales

schedule for the five months ending Dec $2024.$

August $-$ R $320000|$ September $-$ R $315000|$ October $-$ R $325000|$ November $-$ R $340000|$ December $-$ R $410000$

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

$-$ Cash Sales comprise $40\%$ of total sales. These customers are entitled to a $4\%$ discount.

$-$ Credit Sales are collected as follows:

$1.40\%$ in the month of sale$-$these customers get a $2\%$ discount

$2.55\%$ in the month after the sale

$3.5\%$ is written off as bad debts

The bad debts that will be reflected in the cash budget for October will amount to :

A$.$ R $17000$

B$.$ R $6800$

C$.$ NIL

D$.$ R $10200$