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Scotch incorporated has prepared the operating budget for the first quarter of the year.
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The company forecast sales of $50 ,000 in january, $60 ,000 in february, and $70 ,000 in march.
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The variable in fixed expenses are as follows.
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Variable expenses are power, is the power cost at 20 % of sales.
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Miscellaneous expense is 5 % of sales.
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Fixed expense is salary expense at $8 ,000 per month.
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Rent expense is $5 ,000 per month.
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Depreciation expenses $1 ,400 per month, power costs, the fixed portion is $500 per month, and the fixed portion of miscellaneous expenses is $1 ,000 per month.
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We're going to use this information to calculate the selling and administrative expenses for the month of february.
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We're going to start by calculating the total variable expenses.
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And for the total variable expenses, we get the power cost at 20 % of sales, plus the miscellaneous expenses at 5 % of sales.
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This gives us 0 .2, that's 20 % converted to a decimal by dividing by 100, times 60 ,000...