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7.8: Selling and Administrative Cost Budget

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    The selling and administrative cost budget lists operating expenses on a line-by-line basis and totals the amounts. The selling and administrative cost budgets for both companies follow.

    Souvenir Statues

    Selling and Administrative Cost Budget

    Selling expenses:

           

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Sales commissions expenses

     

    $16,300

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Advertising expense

    +

    14,100

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Utilities expense

    +

    12,000

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\quad \quad\)Total selling expenses

       

    =

    $42,400

    Administrative expenses:

           

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Salaries expense

     

    $87,700

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Utilities expense

    +

    11,400

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Office supplies expense

    +

    5,600

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\quad \quad\)Total administrative expenses

       

    +

    $104,700

    Total selling and administrative expenses

       

    =

    $147,100

    Headgear

    Selling and Administrative Cost Budget

    Selling expenses:

           

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Sales commissions expenses

     

    $129,200

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Advertising expense

    +

    60,800

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Travel expense – selling

    +

    6,300

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Telephone expense – selling

    +

    4,100

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\quad \quad\)Total selling expenses

       

    =

    $200,400

    Administrative expenses:

           

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Office salaries expense

     

    $22,700

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Depreciation expense – office equipment

    +

    2,600

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Telephone expense – administrative

    +

    900

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Office supplies expense

    +

    800

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\)Miscellaneous administrative expense

    +

    700

       

    \(\ \quad \quad\quad \quad\)Total administrative expenses

       

    +

    27,700

    Total selling and administrative expenses

       

    =

    $228,100


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