Question

A merchandising company's sales budget indicates the following sales: January: $25,000; February: $30,000; March: $35,000. Sales personnel are paid a salary plus commission. Salaries are expected to be $5,000 per month and the commission is 10% of sales. Additionally, advertising is expected to be $600 per month. The total selling expenses for the quarter will be $.

Answer 1

Answer:

The total selling expenses for the quarter will be $25,800

Explanation:

The computation of the total selling expenses for the quarter is shown below:

= Salaries + commission + Advertising

where,

Salaries = Expected salaries × number of months in one quarter

             = $5,000 × $3

             = $15,000

Commission = (January sales +  February Sales + March Sales) × Commission percentage

= ($25,000 + $30,000 + $35,000) × 10%

= $9,000

And, the adverting equal to

= Expected advertising expenses × number of months in one quarter

= $600 × 3 months

= $1,800

Now put these values to the above formula

So, the value would be equal to

= $15,000 + $9,000 + $1,800

= $25,800