128. Nicolaysen Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units
as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During February, the company
budgeted for 5,700 units, but its actual level of activity was 5,690 units. The company has
provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results
for February:
Data used in budgeting:
Fixed element
per month Variable
element per unit
Revenue – $36.80
Direct labor $0 $3.70
Direct materials 0 17.80
Manufacturing overhead 30,500 1.20
Selling and administrative expenses 26,800 0.30
Total expenses $57,300 $23.00
Actual results for February:
Revenue $207,302
Direct labor $21,093
Direct materials $104,952
Manufacturing overhead $37,888
Selling and administrative expenses $29,787
The selling and administrative expenses in the planning budget for February would be closest to: