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Listed below is a consolidated income statement for a construction company for the past year. Your company wants to grow its revenues by 5% next year, as well as adjust its overhead expenses to account for inflation and growth. You have determined that the overhead should grow by 7%. How much should you budget for overhead expenses for the upcoming year to ensure you meet your growth projections

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The company would require $2,996,000 to guarantee that it meets its growth projections.

A consolidated income statement is a document that shows the total earnings, expenses, and other revenues of an organization over a specific period. A construction company's income statement for the previous year is shown below:

Sales$6,000,000

Cost of Goods Sold$3,600,000

Gross Profit$2,400,000O

perating Expenses:$1,500,000

Wages and Salaries$ 400,000

Rent and Utilities$ 300,000

Equipment and Vehicle Maintenance$ 200,000

Depreciation$ 100,000

Insurance$ 100,000

Taxes$ 200,000O

perating Profit$ 900,000

Interest$ 50,000

Net Income$ 850,000

For the upcoming year, the company wants to raise its revenues by 5%. Additionally, the overhead expenses must rise by 7%. To guarantee that the growth projections are met, the company must allocate enough money for overhead costs.To determine the budget for overhead costs, you must first compute the current overhead expense. Here is the list of current overhead expenses:

Operating Expenses:$1,500,000

Wages and Salaries$ 400,000

Rent and Utilities$ 300,000

Equipment and Vehicle Maintenance$ 200,000

Depreciation$ 100,000

Insurance$ 100,000

Taxes$ 200,000

The total overhead cost for the year is $1,500,000 + $400,000 + $300,000 + $200,000 + $100,000 + $100,000 + $200,000 = $2,800,000

To determine how much you should budget for overhead costs for the upcoming year, follow the formula: Budgeted overhead costs = previous year's overhead costs x percentage increase.

Therefore, budgeted overhead costs = $2,800,000 x 7% = $196,000.

This implies that the company should budget $2,800,000 + $196,000 = $2,996,000 for overhead expenses in the next year. The company would require $2,996,000 to guarantee that it meets its growth projections.

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