Use the information below for Nuthatch Corporation to answer the question that follow. Nuthatch Corporation began its operations on September 1 of the current year. Budgeted sales for the first three months of business-September, October, and November-are $248,000, $304,000, and $424,000, respectively. The company expects to sell 30% of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, 80% are expected to be collected in the month of the sale and 20% in the month following the sale. The cash collections expected in September from accounts receivable are estimated to be O

a. $248,000
b. $138,880
c. $173,600
d. $297,600