Question

Flexible Budget for Selling and Administrative Expenses for a Service Company

Cloud Productivity Inc. uses flexible budgets that are based on the following data:

Sales commissions	14% of sales
Advertising expense	20% of sales
Miscellaneous administrative expense	$7,500 per month plus 12% of sales
Office salaries expense	$30,000 per month
Customer support expenses	$14,000 per month plus 20% of sales
Research and development expense	$30,000 per month

Prepare a flexible selling and administrative expenses budget for March for sales volumes of $400,000, $500,000, and $600,000. (Use Exhibit 5 as a model.)

Cloud Productivity Inc.
Flexible Selling and Administrative Expenses Budget
For the Month Ending March 31
Total sales	$400000	$500000	$600000
Variable cost:
	$	$	$
Total variable cost	$	$	$
Fixed cost:
	$	$	$
Total fixed cost	$	$	$
Total selling and administrative expenses	$	$	$

Answer 1