Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Questions Past Records Ind Icate That Expected Receipts Collected from Debtors

question 53

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following questions. Jackson Bottle Yard, a recycling glass company, has supplied the following information in relation to their actual sales in 2017 and planned sales for the first quarter of 2018 .

$\begin{array} { l l r r r } & & \text { Cash } & \text { Credit } & \text { Total } \\ 2017 \text { Actual Sales for } & \text { November } & 25,000 & 25,000 & 50,000 \\ & \text { December } & 35,000 & 40,000 & 75,000 \\ 2018 \text { Estimated Sales for } & \text { January } & 15,000 & 20,000 & 35,000 \\ & \text { February } & 18,000 & 30,000 & 48,000 \\ & \text { March } & 22,000 & 40,000 & 62,000 \end{array}$

Past records ind icate that expected receipts collected from debtors will be:
60 per cent in the month of sale
40 percent in the month following the sale
-Refer to the table above. What is the projected cash inflow from accounts receivable in February?

• A)$32,000.
• B)$48,000.
• C)$26,000.
• D)$18,000.

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