Porter Corporation makes and sells a single product called a Yute. The company is in the process of preparing its Selling and Administrative Expense Budget for the last quarter of the year. The following budget data are available:
Variable Cost
Per Yute Sold Monthly Fixed
Cost
Sales commissions $ 5.90
Shipping $ 5.30
Advertising $ 8.90 $ 32,000
Executive salaries $ 178,000
Depreciation on office equipment $ 7,000
Other $ 0.60 $ 20,000
All of these expenses (except depreciation) are paid in cash in the month they are incurred.
If the company has budgeted to sell 12,000 Yutes in December, then the budgeted total cash disbursements for selling and administrative expenses for December would be:
a. $237,000
b. $485,400
c. $248,400
d. $478,400

The budgeted total cash disbursements for selling and administrative expenses for December would be option d. $478,400

Variable cost per unit = $5.90 + $5.30 + $8.90 + $0.60 = $20.70

Fixed cost total = $32,000 + $178,000 + $7,000 + $20,000 = $237,000

Now  

Cash disbursements for December = (Variable selling and administrative cost per unit× Number of unit (Yutes) sold) + (Fixed manufacturing overhead less depreciation)

= (12,000 × $20.70) + ($237,000 − $7,000)

= $248,400 + $230,000

= $478,400

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A. $237,000

Explanation:

Given

Sales commissions $ 5.90

Shipping $ 5.30

Advertising $ 8.90 $ 32,000

Executive salaries $ 178,000

Depreciation on office equipment $ 7,000

Other $ 0.60 $ 20,000

The budgeted total cash disbursements for selling and administrative expenses for December is calculated using the columns for administrative expenses which include the following constraints.

Advertising $ 32,000

Executive salaries $ 178,000

Depreciation on office equipment $ 7,000

Other $ 20,000

By adding each value

Total = $32,000 + $178,000 + $7,000 + $20,000

Total = $237,000