Quattro Began Operations in April of This Year

question 72

Multiple Choice

Quattro began operations in April of this year.It makes all sales on account,subject to the following collection pattern: 30% are collected in the month of sale;60% are collected in the first month after sale;and 10% are collected in the second month after sale.If sales for April,May,and June were $60,000,$80,000,and $70,000,respectively,what were the firm's budgeted collections for May?

• A)$21,000.
• B)$60,000.
• C)$69,000.
• D)$75,000.
• E)Some other amount.

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Definitions:

Factor Market

The marketplace for services of the factors of production (labor, capital, land, and entrepreneurship) where factors are bought and sold.

Price Takers

Individuals or companies who accept the prevailing prices in the market of their products without having the ability to influence them.

Marginal Productivity Theory

An economic theory suggesting that payment to factors of production equals the value of their marginal contribution to the production process.

Equilibrium Value

The price at which the quantity of goods supplied is equal to the quantity of goods demanded in a market.