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

$\backslash$table$[[,1$st Quarter,$2$nd Quarter,$3$rd Quarter,$4$th Quarter$],[$Budgeted unit sales,$12,700,13,700,15,700,14,700]]$

The selling price of the company's product is $$26$ per unit. Management expects to collect $75\%$ of sales in the quarter in which the sales are made and $20\%$ in the following quarter; $5\%$ of sales are expected to be uncollectible. The beginning balance of accounts receivable, all of which is expected to be collected in the first quarter, is $$73,600.$

The company expects to start the first quarter with $2,540$ units in finished goods inventory. Management desires an ending finished goods inventory in each quarter equal to $20\%$ of the next quarter's budgeted sales. The desired ending finished goods inventory for the fourth quarter is $2,740$ 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.

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

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