1. Gabruk Inc. is a merchandising company. Last month the company's merchandise purchases totaled $88,000. The company's beginning merchandise inventory was $15,000 and its ending merchandise inventory was $13,000. What was the company's cost of goods sold for the month? A $88,000 b $90,000 c $86,000 d $116,000 2 At a sales volume of 35,000 units, Thoma Corporation's sales commissions (a cost that is variable with respect to sales volume) total $448,000. To the nearest whole dollar, what should be the total sales commissions at a sales volume of 33,200 units? (Assume that this sales volume is within the relevant range.) A $424,960 b $448,000 c $436,480 d $472,289