A 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
Unit Sold
Sales commissions $0.75
Shipping $1.30
Advertising $30,000 $0.20
Executive salaries $25,000
Depreciation on office equipment $15,000
Other $7,000
All of these expenses (except depreciation) are paid in cash in the month they are incurred.
If the company has budgeted to sell 18,000 units in January, then the total budgeted variable selling and administrative expenses for January will be: