Working capital cash flow.  Cool​ Water, Inc. sells bottled water. The firm keeps in inventory plastic bottles at 10​% of the monthly projected sales. These plastic bottles cost ​$0.007 each. The monthly sales for the first four months of the coming year are as​ follows:   ​January:  2,300,000

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Working capital cash flow.  Cool​ Water, Inc. sells bottled water. The firm keeps in inventory plastic bottles at
10​%
of the monthly projected sales. These plastic bottles cost
​$0.007
each. The monthly sales for the first four months of the coming year are as​ follows:
 
​January:  2,300,000
 
​February:  2,200,000
​March:  2,700,000
​April:  3,300,000
 
What is the monthly increase or decrease in cash flow for inventory given that an increase is a use of cash and a decrease is a source of​ cash?  ​Note:  Enter a decrease as a negative number.
What is the change in working capital for​ January?

​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)

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