The marketing department of Jessi Corporation submitted the following sales forecast for next year $($all sales are on account$)$:

$\backslash$table$[[$Budgeted unit sales,$1$st Quarter,$2$nd Quarter,$3$rd Quarter $4$ th Quarter,$],[,11,700,12,700,14,700,13,700]]$

The selling price of the company's product is $$16$ per unit. Management expects to collect $75\%$ of sales in the quarter in which the sales are made and $20\%$ in the following quarter; $5\%$ of sales are expected to be uncollectible. The beginning balance of accounts receivable, all of which is expected to be collected in the first quarter, is $$71,600.$

The company expects to start the first quarter with $1,755$ units in finished goods inventory. Management desires an ending finished goods inventory in each quarter equal to $15\%$ of the next quarter's budgeted sales. The desired ending finished goods inventory for the fourth quarter is $1,955$ units.

Required:

Calculate the estimated sales for each quarter and for the year as a whole.

Calculate the expected cash collections for each quarter and for the year as a whole.

Calculate the required production in units of finished goods for each quarter and for the year as a whole.