Fiber Plus Corporation makes and sells a single product called a Jute. The company is in the process of preparing its Selling and Administrative Expense Budget for the last quarter of the year. The following budget data are available: Variable cost per Jute Sold Monthly Fixed cost Sales Commissions $6.80 Shipping $8.30 Advertising $2.10 $14,000 Executive Salaries $142,000 Depreciation on Office Equipment $1,000 Other $0.70 $32,000 All of these expenses (except depreciation) are paid in cash in the month they are incurred. If the total budget for selling and administrative expense for October is $493,300, then how many Jutes does the company plan to sell in October? 17,200 units 16,700 units 17,500 units 17,000 units

Costco wholesale corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 471 locations across the u.s. as well as in canada, mexico and puerto rico. as of its fiscal year-end 2005, costco had approximately 21.2 million members. selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions). selected balance sheet data 2005 2004 merchandise inventories $4,015 $3,644 deferred membership income (liability) 501 454 (a) during fiscal 2005, costco collected $1,120 cash for membership fees. use the financial statement effectstemplate to record the cash collected for membership fees. (b) in 2005, costco recorded $46,347 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). record thistransaction in the financial statement effects template. (c) determine the value of merchandise that costco purchased during fiscal-year 2005. use the financial statementeffects template to record these merchandise purchases. assume all of costco's purchases are on credit.