A company's past experience indicates that 60% of its credit sales are collected in the month of sale, 30% in the next month, and 5% in the second month after the sale; the remainder is never collected. Budgeted credit sales were: $$\begin{array} { l r }
\text { January } & \$ 360,000 \
\text { February } & 216,000 \
\text { March } & 540,000
\end{array}$$ The cash inflow in the month of March is expected to be

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A company's past experience indicates that 60% of its credit sales are collected in the month of sale, 30% in the next month, and 5% in the second month after the sale; the remainder is never collected. Budgeted credit sales were: $$\begin{array} { l r } 
\text { January } & \$ 360,000 \
\text { February } & 216,000 \
\text { March } & 540,000
\end{array}$$ The cash inflow in the month of March is expected to be

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In March, the cash inflow includes 60% of March sales ($540,000 * 0.60 = $324,000), 30% of February sales ($216,000 * 0.30 = $64,800), and 5% of January sales ($360,000 * 0.05 = $18,000). Total cash inflow = $324,000 + $64,800 + $18,000 = $406,800.

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A Company's Past Experience Indicates That 60% of Its Credit $\begin{array} { l r } \text { January } & \$ 360,000 \\\text { February } & 216,000 \\\text { March } & 540,000\end{array}$