Allscott Company Is Developing Its Budgets for 2019 And, for the First

question 202

Essay

Allscott Company is developing its budgets for 2019 and, for the first time, will use the kaizen approach. The initial 2019 income statement, based on static data from 2018, is as follows:

Selling prices for 2019 are expected to increase by 8%, and sales volume in units will decrease by 10%. The cost of goods sold as estimated by the kaizen approach will decline by 10% per unit. Other than depreciation, all other operating costs are expected to decline by 5%.
Required:
Prepare a kaizen-based budgeted income statement for 2019.

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