Green Earth Landscaping Company provides monthly and weekly landscaping and maintenance services to residential customers in the tri-city area. Green Earth has no variable administrative expense. Fixed administrative expenses for June, July, and August include: Salaries $9,400 Insurance 2,250 Depreciation 4,000 Accounting services 600 Required: Question Content Area 1. Construct an administrative expense budget for Green Earth Landscaping Company for the three summer months. Show total amounts by month and in total for the three-month period. Green Earth Landscaping CompanyAdministrative Expense BudgetFor the Summer Months   June July August Total Salaries $___ $___ $___ $___ Insurance ____ ____ ____ ____ Depreciation ____ ____ ____ ____ Accounting services ____ ____ ____ ____ Total administrative expense $_____ $____ $____ $____   Question Content Area 2. What if Green Earth Landscaping Company's insurance rates increased at the beginning of July to $2,800 per month? How would that affect monthly administrative expense? Total monthly administrative cost would increase by $________

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Green Earth Landscaping Company provides monthly and weekly landscaping and maintenance services to residential customers in the tri-city area. Green Earth has no variable administrative expense. Fixed administrative expenses for June, July, and August include:

Salaries $9,400
Insurance 2,250
Depreciation 4,000
Accounting services 600

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1. Construct an administrative expense budget for Green Earth Landscaping Company for the three summer months. Show total amounts by month and in total for the three-month period.

Green Earth Landscaping CompanyAdministrative Expense BudgetFor the Summer Months
  June July August Total
Salaries $___ $___ $___ $___
Insurance ____ ____ ____ ____
Depreciation ____ ____ ____ ____
Accounting services ____ ____ ____ ____
Total administrative expense $_____ $____ $____ $____
 

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2. What if Green Earth Landscaping Company's insurance rates increased at the beginning of July to $2,800 per month? How would that affect monthly administrative expense?

Total monthly administrative cost would increase by $________

 

 

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