Green Earth Landscaping Company provides monthly and weekly landscaping and maintenance services to residential customers in the tri-city area. Green Earth has no variable administrative expense. Fixed administrative expenses for June, July, and August include: Salaries $9,300 Insurance 2,000 Depreciation 3,500 Accounting services 900 Required:

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Green Earth Landscaping Company provides monthly and weekly landscaping and maintenance services to residential customers in the tri-city area. Green Earth has no variable administrative expense. Fixed administrative expenses for June, July, and August include:

Salaries $9,300
Insurance 2,000
Depreciation 3,500
Accounting services 900

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1. Construct an administrative expense budget for Green Earth Landscaping Company for the three summer months. Show total amounts by month and in total for the three-month period.

Green Earth Landscaping CompanyAdministrative Expense BudgetFor the Summer Months
  June July August Total
         
Salaries $fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_1 $fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_2 $fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_3 $fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_4
Insurance fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_5 fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_6 fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_7 fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_8
Depreciation fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_9 fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_10 fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_11 fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_12
Accounting services fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_13 fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_14 fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_15 fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_16
Total administrative expense $fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_17 $fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_18 $fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_19 $fill in the blank f20bfe024036faf_20
 

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2. What if Green Earth Landscaping Company's insurance rates increased at the beginning of July to $3,000 per month? How would that affect monthly administrative expense?

Total monthly administrative cost would 

 

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