EX 22-2 Flexible budget for selling and administrative expenses OBJ. 2, 4 for a service company Morningside Technologies Inc. uses flexible budgets that are based on the following data: Sales commissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15% of sales Advertising expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12% of sales Miscellaneous administrative expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,000 per month plus 10% of sales Office salaries expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,000 per month Customer support expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000 per month plus 18% of sales Research and development expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 per month

Prepare a flexible selling and administrative expenses budget for April for sales volumes of $400,000, $500,000, and $600,000.

Respuesta :

Answer:

Instructions are listed below.

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Sales commissions . . . . . 15% of sales

Advertising expense . . . . . 12% of sales

Miscellaneous administrative expense . . . . .   $8,000 per month plus 10% of sales

Office salaries expense . . . . . $32,000 per month

Customer support expenses . . . .  . $14,000 per month plus 18% of sales

April sales= 400,000

Sales comission= (0.15*400,000)= 60,000

Advertising expense= (0.12*400,000)= 48,000

Miscellaneous administrative expense= 8,000 + 40,000= 48,000

Office salaries expense = $32,000

Customer support expenses = $14,000 + (0.18*400,000)= 86,000

Total= $274,000

April sales= 500,000

Sales comission= (0.15*500,000)= 75,000

Advertising expense= (0.12*500,000)= 60,000

Miscellaneous administrative expense= 8,000 + 50,000= 58,000

Office salaries expense = $32,000

Customer support expenses = $14,000 + (0.18*500,000)= 104,000

Total= $329,000

April sales= 600,000

Sales comission= (0.15*600,000)= 90,000

Advertising expense= (0.12*600,000)= 72,000

Miscellaneous administrative expense= 8,000 + 60,000= 68,000

Office salaries expense = $32,000

Customer support expenses = $14,000 + (0.18*600,000)= 122,000

Total= $384,000