To solve this problem, we need to calculate the payments to suppliers under two conditions: with immediate payment, and with 90-day and 60-day payables periods. Let’s walk through the calculations.

Step 1: Project Sales for the Next Year

The given sales for the current year are:

• Q1: $300
• Q2: $390
• Q3: $540
• Q4: $480

The sales for the following year are projected to be 25% greater for each quarter. Therefore, we can calculate the projected sales for the following year (Next Year) as:

$\text{Next Year's Q1 Sales} = Q1 \times (1 + 0.25)$ $\text{Next Year's Q2 Sales} = Q2 \times (1 + 0.25)$ $\text{Next Year's Q3 Sales} = Q3 \times (1 + 0.25)$ $\text{Next Year's Q4 Sales} = Q4 \times (1 + 0.25)$

Step 2: Immediate Payments to Suppliers (No Payables Period)

In each quarter, the company places orders equal to 35% of the projected sales for the next quarter. Since the company pays immediately, we can calculate the payments as follows:

For each quarter $i$, the payment to suppliers equals:

\text{Payment in Quarter i} = 0.35 \times \text{Sales in Quarter i+1}

Using this rule, we'll compute the payment for each quarter. Note that the payment for Q4 is based on the sales in Q1 of the following year (which we just projected in Step 1).

Step 3: Payables Period

Next, we'll calculate payments assuming either a 90-day or 60-day payables period. A 90-day payables period means the company delays payments by one quarter, while a 60-day payables period means the company delays payments by two-thirds of a quarter.

Let me start by computing the sales projections and immediate payments to suppliers.The immediate payments to suppliers, assuming the company places orders equal to 35% of projected sales for the next quarter and pays immediately, are:

• Q1: $170.63
• Q2: $236.25
• Q3: $210.00
• Q4: $131.25

Next, let's calculate the payments assuming a 90-day payables period, meaning the company delays payment by one quarter. I'll now compute these payments.The payments to suppliers with a 90-day payables period (i.e., payments delayed by one quarter) are:

• Q1: $131.25
• Q2: $170.63
• Q3: $236.25
• Q4: $210.00

Now, let's compute the payments to suppliers assuming a 60-day payables period, meaning the payment is delayed by two-thirds of a quarter.For a 60-day payables period, the company pays two-thirds of the quarter later. Therefore, we would need to prorate the payments based on that delay. This involves considering partial delays, which are more complex and typically require weighted calculations.

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