Bonita & Pharoah Fabricators produces commemorative bricks that organizations use for fundraising projects. David Bonita, the company's vice president of marketing, has prepared the following sales forecast for the first six months of the coming year. The company plans to sell the bricks for $24 each. January   February   March   April   May   June 25,000    28,000    32,000   34,000   26,000   35,000 Bonita & Hill Fabricators' marketing department has identified the following monthly expenses that will be needed to support the company's sales and administrative functions. Depreciation   $12,000 Sales staff salaries   $29,000 Advertising   $2,200 Executive salaries   $36,000 Miscellaneous   $1,700 In addition to these monthly expenses, the company will pay a commission to its salespeople equal to 8% of the sales revenue from each brick sold. The company expects bad debt expense to be 2% of sales revenue. Prepare Bonita & Hill's selling and administrative expense budget for the first quarter of the coming year.

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Bonita & Pharoah Fabricators produces commemorative bricks that organizations use for fundraising projects. David Bonita, the company's vice president of marketing, has prepared the following sales forecast for the first six months of the coming year. The company plans to sell the bricks for $24 each.

January
 
February
 
March
 
April
 
May
 
June

25,000 

 

28,000 

 

32,000

  34,000  

26,000

 

35,000


Bonita & Hill Fabricators' marketing department has identified the following monthly expenses that will be needed to support the company's sales and administrative functions.

Depreciation

 

$12,000

Sales staff salaries

 

$29,000

Advertising

 

$2,200

Executive salaries

 

$36,000

Miscellaneous

 

$1,700


In addition to these monthly expenses, the company will pay a commission to its salespeople equal to 8% of the sales revenue from each brick sold. The company expects bad debt expense to be 2% of sales revenue.

Prepare Bonita & Hill's selling and administrative expense budget for the first quarter of the coming year.

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