Bill and Jose Enterprises are using the kaizen approach to budgeting for 2021. The budgeted income statement for January 2021 is as follows: $1,100,000 Sales (168,000 units) Less: Cost of goods sold 620,000 Gross margin 480,000 Operating expenses (includes $58,000 of fixed costs) 390,000 Operating income $90,000 Under the kaizen approach, cost of goods sold and variable operating expenses are budgeted to decline by 2% per month. What is budgeted cost of goods sold for March 2021? O $607,600 O $620,000 O $595,448 $632,400
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![Bill and Jose Enterprises are using the kaizen approach to budgeting for 2021. The
budgeted income statement for January 2021 is as follows:
$1,100,000
Sales (168,000 units)
Less: Cost of goods sold
620,000
Gross margin
480,000
Operating expenses (includes
$58,000 of fixed costs)
390,000
Operating income
$90,000
Under the kaizen approach, cost of goods sold and variable operating expenses are
budgeted to decline by 2% per month.
What is budgeted cost of goods sold for March 2021?
$607,600
$620,000
O $595,448
$632,400](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb564333f-36e9-4881-9825-20b21ad8f997%2F28536061-1512-4bf7-82b6-0ec11e4957ee%2Ftronw5q_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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