Elkhorn Company purchased merchandise on account from Springhill Company for $42,000, terms 2/10, n/30. Elkhorn returned merchan

Answer:

The answer to the question is A.

Explanation:

To start, we differentiate between fixed and variable elements:

Fixed costs:

Advertising costs $20,000

Office costs $12,000

Other expenses $10,000

Variable costs:

Delivery costs $25,000

Commission costs $75,000

Other variable costs $20,000

Total amount $120,000

Next, we find the ratio of variable costs to total sales:

Total selling expense ratio = 120,000/2,500,000 = 0.048

For each of the variable costs:

Delivery costs = 25,000/120,000 = 0.20

Commission costs = 75,000/120,000 = 0.63

Other variable costs = 20,000/120,000 = 0.17

Lastly, for sales amounting to $3,400,000:

Total variable cost = 3,400,000 * 0.048 = $163,200

Commissions = 0.63 * 163,200 = $102,816

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