Sherry and John Enterprises are using the kaizen approach to budgeting for 2018. The budgeted income statement for January 2018 is as follows:           Sales (168,000 units)                          $1,060,000         Less: Cost of goods sold                         620,000         Gross margin                                            440,000         Operating expenses                                 390,000         (includes $60,000 of fixed costs)         Operating income                                   $50,000   Under the kaizen approach, cost of goods sold and variable operating expenses are budgeted to decline by 3% per month.   What is budgeted gross margin for March 2018?   Question 8 options:   $413,996   $476,642   $466,796   $426,800

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Sherry and John Enterprises are using the kaizen approach to budgeting for 2018. The budgeted income statement for January 2018 is as follows:

 

        Sales (168,000 units)                          $1,060,000

        Less: Cost of goods sold                         620,000

        Gross margin                                            440,000

        Operating expenses                                 390,000

        (includes $60,000 of fixed costs)

        Operating income                                   $50,000

 

Under the kaizen approach, cost of goods sold and variable operating expenses are budgeted to decline by 3% per month.

 

What is budgeted gross margin for March 2018?

 

Question 8 options:

 

$413,996

 

$476,642

 

$466,796

 

$426,800

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