1. The sales budget for XYZ company in the coming year is based on a 15 percent quarterly growth rate with the first-quarter sales projection at $200 million. In addition to this basic trend, the seasonal adjustments for the four quarters are 0, -$30, -$20, and $25 million, respectively. Generally, 48 percent of the sales can be collected within the quarter and 41 percent in the following quarter; the rest of sales are bad debt. The bad debts are written off in the second quarter after the sales are made. The beginning accounts payable balance is $110 million. Assuming all sales are on credit, compute the cash collections from sales for each quarter.

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