FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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Flexible Budget for Selling and Administrative Expenses for a Service Company

Digital Solutions Inc. uses flexible budgets that are based on the following data:

Line Item Description Value
Sales commissions 10% of sales
Advertising expense 17% of sales
Miscellaneous administrative expense $8,000 per month plus 4% of sales
Office salaries expense $53,000 per month
Customer support expenses $22,000 per month plus 28% of sales
Research and development expense $78,000 per month

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Prepare a flexible selling and administrative expenses budget for October for sales volumes of $400,000, $900,000, and $1,200,000. (Use Exhibit 4 as a model.) Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

Line Item Description Amount Amount Amount
Total sales $400,000 $900,000 $1,200,000
Variable cost:      
 
$fill in the blank 3 $fill in the blank 4 $fill in the blank 5
 
  fill in the blank 7   fill in the blank 8   fill in the blank 9
 
  fill in the blank 11   fill in the blank 12   fill in the blank 13
 
  fill in the blank 15   fill in the blank 16   fill in the blank 17
Total variable cost $fill in the blank 18 $fill in the blank 19 $fill in the blank 20
Fixed cost:      
 
$fill in the blank 22 $fill in the blank 23 $fill in the blank 24
 
  fill in the blank 26   fill in the blank 27   fill in the blank 28
 
  fill in the blank 30   fill in the blank 31   fill in the blank 32
 
  fill in the blank 34   fill in the blank 35   fill in the blank 36
Total fixed cost $fill in the blank 37 $fill in the blank 38 $fill in the blank 39
Total selling and administrative expenses $fill in the blank 40 $fill in the blank 41 $fill in the blank 42
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