Pataky Co.'s sales manager estimates that 2,000,000 units of product RI#698 will be sold in 2011. The product's selling price is expected to decline as the result of technology changes during the year and estimates of the sales price are as follows:

In talking with customers, the sales department discovered that sales quantities per quarter could vary substantially. Thus, the sales manager has prepared the following three sets of quarterly sales projections:

If Pataky's sales department is able to influence customers, which of the potential sales scenarios would be most profitable for the company? Would that scenario possibly cause the company anydifficulties?

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1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter $14 $17 $16 $12