Weller Company's budgeted unit sales for the upcoming fiscal year are provided below: Budgeted unit sales 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 28,000 29,000 21,000 26,000 The company's variable selling and administrative expense per unit is $2.70. Fixed selling and administrative expenses include advertising expenses of $13,000 per quarter, executive salaries of $47,000 per quarter, and depreciation of $27,000 per quarter. In addition, the company will make insurance payments of $4,000 in the first quarter and $4,000 in the third quarter. Finally, property taxes of $6,800 will be paid in the second quarter. Required: Prepare the company's selling and administrative expense budget for the upcoming fiscal year. (Round "Per Unit" answers to 2 decimal places.) Budgeted unit sales Weller Company Selling and Administrative Expense Budget 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Year Variable selling and administrative expense per unit Variable selling and administrative expense Fixed selling and administrative expenses: $ 75,600 $ 78,300 $ 56,700 $ 70,200 $ 280,800 Total fixed selling and administrative expenses Total selling and administrative expenses Cash disbursements for selling and administrative expenses
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![Weller Company's budgeted unit sales for the upcoming fiscal year are provided below:
Budgeted unit sales
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
28,000
29,000
21,000
26,000
The company's variable selling and administrative expense per unit is $2.70. Fixed selling and administrative expenses include
advertising expenses of $13,000 per quarter, executive salaries of $47,000 per quarter, and depreciation of $27,000 per quarter. In
addition, the company will make insurance payments of $4,000 in the first quarter and $4,000 in the third quarter. Finally, property
taxes of $6,800 will be paid in the second quarter.
Required:
Prepare the company's selling and administrative expense budget for the upcoming fiscal year. (Round "Per Unit" answers to 2
decimal places.)
Budgeted unit sales
Weller Company
Selling and Administrative Expense Budget
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Year
Variable selling and administrative expense per unit
Variable selling and administrative expense
Fixed selling and administrative expenses:
$
75,600 $
78,300 $
56,700 $
70,200 $280,800
Total fixed selling and administrative expenses
Total selling and administrative expenses
Cash disbursements for selling and administrative expenses](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F65c6ec18-50d6-4f24-9a15-f6bccd727f43%2F2f354475-7634-4870-b8a4-fbb57db35e59%2Fqdzonrf_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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