
Respuesta :
Answer:
Sales volumes                $300,000    $350,000    $400,000
Total selling expenses          $541,500     $595,750    $650,000
Explanation:
Basically, a flexible budget can be described as a budget that adjusts with changes in volume or activity.
Therefore, monthly flexible selling expense budget for Cottonwood Company which adjusts with sales volumes can be prepared as follows:
Cottonwood Company
Monthly Flexible Selling Expense Budget
For the Month .....
Details                           $            $            $   Â
Sales volumes                 300,000      350,000    400,000
Variable selling expenses:
Sales comm. (6% of sales) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 18,000 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 21,000 Â Â Â Â Â Â 24,000
Shipping exp. (1% of sales) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3,000 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3,500 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4,000
Misc. selling exp. (1.5% of sales) Â Â Â Â 4,500 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5,250 Â Â Â Â Â Â 6,000
Fixed selling expenses:
Sales manager's salary          120,000       120,000     120,000
Advertising expense            90,000       90,000      90,000
Misc. selling expense             6,000         6,000        6,000 Â
Total selling expenses         541,500       595,750     650,000