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12 September, 05:50

The budgeted unit sales of Weller Company for the upcoming fiscal year are provided below:

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter

Budgeted unit sales 22,000 23,000 20,000 20,000

The company's variable selling and administrative expense per unit is $2.90. Fixed selling and administrative expenses include advertising expenses of $15,000 per quarter, executive salaries of $50,000 per quarter, and depreciation of $29,000 per quarter. In addition, the company will make insurance payments of $4,000 in the first quarter and $4,000 in the third quarter. Finally, property taxes of $9,000 will be paid in the second quarter.

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Prepare the company's selling and administrative expense budget for the upcoming fiscal year. (Round "Variable cost" answers to 2 decimal places.)

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  1. 12 September, 06:06
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    Variable Selling and Administrative expense

    1st Quarter : 22,000 * $2.90 63,800

    2nd Quarter: 23,000 * $2.90 66,700

    3rd Quarter : 20,000 * $2.90 58,000

    4th Quarter : 20,000 * $2.90 58,000

    Fixed selling and administrative expenses

    advertising expenses

    1st Quarter : $15,000

    2nd Quarter: $15,000

    3rd Quarter : $15,000

    4th Quarter : $15,000

    executive salaries

    1st Quarter : $50,000

    2nd Quarter: $50,000

    3rd Quarter : $50,000

    4th Quarter : $50,000

    depreciation

    1st Quarter : $29,000

    2nd Quarter: $29,000

    3rd Quarter : $29,000

    4th Quarter : $29,000

    insurance

    1st Quarter : $4,000

    3rd Quarter : $4,000

    property taxes

    2nd Quarter: $9,000

    Selling and administrative expense $639,500

    Explanation:

    The selling and administrative expense budget is a forecast of the future company operations.

    The budget has been broken down to quarterly periods

    Include Both fixed and Variable selling and administrative expenses in the Budget.
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