The following items were among those that were reported on Cotabato Company’s income statement:   Legal and audit fees P2,000,000 Rent for office space  6,000,000 Interest on acceptances payable  1,000,000 Loss on abandoned equipment     500,000 Insurance     200,000 The office space is used equally by the sales and accounting departments.  What amount should be classified as general and administrative expenses?

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The following items were among those that were reported on Cotabato Company’s income statement:

 

Legal and audit fees

P2,000,000

Rent for office space

 6,000,000

Interest on acceptances payable

 1,000,000

Loss on abandoned equipment

    500,000

Insurance

    200,000

The office space is used equally by the sales and accounting departments.  What amount should be classified as general and administrative expenses?

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