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Merline Manufacturing makes its product for $65 per unit and sells it for $143 per unit. The sales staff receives a 10% commission on the sale of each unit. Its December income statement follows.
MERLINE MANUFACTURING Income Statement For Month Ended December 31, 2017
Sales
$
1,430,000
Cost of goods sold
650,000
Gross profit
780,000
Operating expenses
Sales commissions (10%)
143,000
Advertising
226,000
Store rent
25,300
Administrative salaries
46,500
DepreciationOffice equipment
56,500
Other expenses
13,300
Total expenses
510,600
Net income
$
269,400
Management expects Decembers results to be repeated in January, February, and March of 2018 without any changes in strategy. Management, however, has an alternative plan. It believes that unit sales will increase at a rate of 10% each month for the next three months (beginning with January) if the item's selling price is reduced to $128 per unit and advertising expenses are increased by 20% and remain at that level for all three months. The cost of its product will remain at $65 per unit, the sales staff will continue to earn a 10% commission, and the remaining expenses will stay the same. Required: Prepare budgeted income statements for each of the months of January, February, and March that show the expected results from implementing the proposed changes. (Enter your final answers in whole dollars.)
MERLINE MANUFACTURING
Budgeted Sales
For Months of January, February, and March, 2018
January
February
March
Budgeted sales (dollars)
Budgeted sales (in units)
Budgeted sales (in units)
Budgeted selling price per unit
Budgeted sales (in dollars)
MERLINE MANUFACTURING
Budgeted Income Statement
For Months of January, February, and March, 2018
January
February
March
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable
Accumulated depreciation
Administrative salaries expense
Advertising expense
Bank loan payable
Cash
Common stock
Cost of goods sold
Depreciation expense
Equipment
Income tax expense
Income taxes payable
Interest expense
Inventory
Office salaries expense
Other expenses
Retained earnings
Salaries payable
Sales
Sales commissions expense
Store rent expense
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable
Accumulated depreciation
Administrative salaries expense
Advertising expense
Bank loan payable
Cash
Common stock
Cost of goods sold
Depreciation expense
Equipment
Income tax expense
Income taxes payable
Interest expense
Inventory
Office salaries expense
Other expenses
Retained earnings
Salaries payable
Sales
Sales commissions expense
Store rent expense
Gross profit
Gross loss
Expenses
Sales commissions
Advertising
Store rent
Administrative salaries
DepreciationOffice equipment
Other expenses
Total expenses
Net income
Net loss
$
$
$
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