Question

The Puyer Corporation makes and sells only one product called a Deb. The company is in the process of preparing its Selling and Administrative Expense Budget for next year. The following budget data are available:

	Monthly Fixed Cost		Variable Cost Per Deb Sold
Sales commissions			$	1.07
Shipping			$	1.57
Advertising	$	51,700	$	0.37
Executive salaries	$	61,700
Depreciation on office equipment	$	21,700
Other	$	41,700

All of these expenses (except depreciation) are paid in cash in the month they are incurred.

If the company has budgeted to sell 16,700 Debs in February, then the total budgeted fixed selling and administrative expenses for February is:

• $125,100

• $176,800

• $155,100

• $135,100

Answer 1

Given , the Following are the Fixed expenses of Puyer Corporation

Advertising - $51,700

Executive Salaries - $ 61,700

Depreciation on Office equipment - $21,700

Other - $41,700

The fixed expenses does not change with the change in the production. So, the fixed expense will remain same as follows.

Total Budgeted fixed selling and Administrative Expenses = Fixed expenses for Advertising + Executive Salaries + Depreciation on Office Equipment + Other

= $51,700 + $61,700 + $21,700 + $41,700

Total Budgeted fixed selling and Administrative Expenses for Febreuary = $176,800

Hence option $ 176,800 is correct