Kirkland Company combines its operating expenses for budget purposes in a selling and administrative expense budget. For the first 6 months of 2020, the following data are available. 1. Sales: 20,800 units quarter 1; 22,100 units quarter 2. 2. Variable costs per dollar of sales: sales commissions 5%, delivery expense 2%, and advertising 3%. 3. Fixed costs per quarter: sales salaries $10,900, office salaries $6,160, depreciation $4,490, insurance $2,080, utilities $880, and repairs expense $670. 4. Unit selling price: $24. Prepare a selling and administrative expense budget by quarters for the first 6 months of 2020

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.