Eastside Hardware is a retail hardware store. Information about the stores operations follows. November 20x1 sales amounted to $550,000. Sales are budgeted at $590,000 for December 20x1 and $550,000 for January 20x2. Collections are expected to be 70 percent in the month of sale and 28 percent in the month following the sale. Two percent of sales are expected to be uncollectible. Bad debts expense is recognized monthly. The stores gross margin is 30 percent of its sales revenue. A total of 80 percent of the merchandise for resale is purchased in the month prior to the month of sale, and 20 percent is purchased in the month of sale. Payment for merchandise is made in the month following the purchase. Other monthly expenses paid in cash amount to $46,700. Annual depreciation is $477,000. The companys balance sheet as of November 30, 20x1, is as follows: EASTSIDE HARDWARE, Incorporated Balance Sheet November 30, 20x1 Assets Cash $ 59,000 Accounts receivable (net of $8,500 allowance for uncollectible accounts) 167,000 Inventory 430,000 Property, plant, and equipment (net of $1,330,000 accumulated depreciation) 1,874,000 Total assets $ 2,530,000 Liabilities and Stockholders Equity Accounts payable $ 407,400 Common stock 1,740,000 Retained earnings 382,600 Total liabilities and owners equity $ 2,530,000 Required:

Compute the budgeted cash collections for December 20x1.