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Forecast Sales Volume and One of the major elements of the income statement budget that indicates the quantity of estimated sales and the expected unit selling price.Sales Budget

Guardian Framing Inc. prepared the following sales budget for 2016:

Guardian Framing Inc. Sales Budget For the Year Ending December 31, 2016
Product and Area		Unit Sales Volume		Unit Selling Price		Total Sales
8" 10" Frame:
East		20,500		$25		$512,500
Central		5,100		25		127,500
West		4,700		25		117,500
Total		30,300				$757,500
12" 16" Frame:
East		14,000		$40		$560,000
Central		5,900		40		236,000
West		4,800		40		192,000
Total		24,700				$988,000
Total revenue from sales						$1,745,500

At the end of December 2016, the following unit sales data were reported for the year:

	Unit Sales
	8" 10"		12" 16"
East	21,525		14,840
Central	5,253		5,782
West	4,559		4,896

For the year ending December 31, 2017, unit sales are expected to follow the patterns established during the year ending December 31, 2016. The unit selling price for the 8" 10" frame is expected to increase to $26 and the unit selling price for the 12" 16" frame is expected to increase to $42, effective January 1, 2017.

Required:

1. Compute the increase or decrease of actual unit sales for the year ended December 31, 2016, over An accounting device used to plan and control resources of operational departments and divisions.budget. Use the minus sign to indicate a decrease in amount and percent. Round percents to the nearest whole percent.

		Unit Sales, Year Ended 2016				Increase (Decrease) Actual Over Budget
		Budget		Actual Sales		Difference	Percent
8" 10" Frame:
	East						%
	Central						%
	West						%
12" 16" Frame:
	East						%
	Central						%
	West						%

2. Assuming that the increase or decrease in actual sales to budget indicated in part (1) is to continue in 2017, compute the unit sales volume to be used for preparing the sales budget for the year ending December 31, 2017. Use the minus sign to indicate a decrease in percent. Round budgeted units to the nearest whole unit.

		2016 Actual Units		Percentage Increase (Decrease)	2017 Budgeted Units (rounded)
8" 10" Frame:
	East			%
	Central			%
	West			%
12" 16" Frame:
	East			%
	Central			%
	West			%

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3. Prepare a sales budget for the year ending December 31, 2017.

Guardian Framing Inc.
Sales Budget
For the Year Ending December 31, 2017
Product and Area	Unit Sales Volume	Unit Selling Price	Total Sales
8" 10" Frame:
East		$	$
Central
West
Total			$
12" 16" Frame:
East		$	$
Central
West
Total			$
Total revenue from sales			$

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