The Northeast Regional Division of Bridgeport Corp. has been requested to prepare a quarterly budgeted income statement for 2022. The regional manager expects that sales in the first quarter of 2022 will increase by 10% over the same quarter of the preceding year and will then increase by 5% for each succeeding quarter in 2022. The corporate head office has requested that the regional manager maintain an inventory in dollars equal to 20% of the next quarter's sales. Quarterly purchases average 55% of quarterly sales. Budgeted ending inventory on December 31, 2021 is $177,000. Quarterly salaries are $21,900 plus 5% of sales. All salaries are classified as sales salaries. Other quarterly expenses are estimated to be as follows: Rent expense   $24,500   Depreciation on office equipment   $12,700   Utilities expense   $4,500   Miscellaneous expenses   2% of sales   The income statement for the first quarter of 2021 was as follows: Income Statement For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2021   Sales       $725,000   Cost of goods sold       397,000   Gross profit       328,000   Operating expenses             Sales salaries   $54,000         Rent expense   24,500         Depreciation   12,700         Utilities   4,500         Miscellaneous   13,000           Total operating expenses       108,700   Net income       $219,300   Prepare a budgeted quarterly income statement in tabular form fo

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The Northeast Regional Division of Bridgeport Corp. has been requested to prepare a quarterly budgeted income statement for 2022. The regional manager expects that sales in the first quarter of 2022 will increase by 10% over the same quarter of the preceding year and will then increase by 5% for each succeeding quarter in 2022.

The corporate head office has requested that the regional manager maintain an inventory in dollars equal to 20% of the next quarter's sales. Quarterly purchases average 55% of quarterly sales. Budgeted ending inventory on December 31, 2021 is $177,000. Quarterly salaries are $21,900 plus 5% of sales. All salaries are classified as sales salaries. Other quarterly expenses are estimated to be as follows:

Rent expense   $24,500  
Depreciation on office equipment   $12,700  
Utilities expense   $4,500  
Miscellaneous expenses   2% of sales  

The income statement for the first quarter of 2021 was as follows:

Income Statement
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2021
 
Sales
      $725,000  
Cost of goods sold
      397,000  
Gross profit
      328,000  
Operating expenses
         
 
Sales salaries
  $54,000      
 
Rent expense
  24,500      
 
Depreciation
  12,700      
 
Utilities
  4,500      
 
Miscellaneous
  13,000      
   
Total operating expenses
      108,700  
Net income
      $219,300  

Prepare a budgeted quarterly income statement in tabular form for the first quarter of 2022.
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