Question

Adidas Corporation bases its selling and administrative expense budget on budgeted unit sales. The sales budget shows 3,600 units are planned to be sold in March. The variable selling and administrative expense is $4.10 per unit. The budgeted fixed selling and administrative expense is $35,860 per month, which includes depreciation of $5,100 per month. The remainder of the fixed selling and administrative expense represents current cash flows. The cash disbursements for selling and administrative expenses on the March selling and administrative expense budget should be:

$50,620
$30,760
$45,520
$14,760

Answer 1

The cash disbursements for selling and administrative expenses should be $45,520

Step-by-step explanation:

The selling and administrative (S&A) expenses have two parts: a variable one and a fixed one.

• The variable part depends on how many units have been sold. So, if the variable S&A expense per unit is $4.1, and 3,600 units are planned to be sold, the total variable S&A expense should be
  `3,600 * 4.1 = 14,760`
• The fixed part does not depend on the units sold. It remains the same no matter how many units have been sold. Yet, it includes depreciation of $5,100. The depreciation does not represent an exit of money. It isn't part of the cash flow. So, the total fixed S&A expenses should be
  `35,860 - 5,100 = 30,760`
• Finally, the total S&A expenses should be
  `14,760 + 30,760 = 45,520`