Forecast Sales Volume and One of the major elements of the income statement budget that indicates the quantity of estimated sales and the expected unit selling price.Sales Budget

Sentinel Systems Inc. prepared the following sales budget for 20Y8:

Sentinel Systems Inc. Sales Budget For the Year Ending December 31, 20Y8
Product and Area		Unit Sales Volume		Unit Selling Price		Total Sales
Home Alert System:
United States		1,700		$200		$ 340,000
Europe		580		200		116,000
Asia		450		200		90,000
Total		2,730				$ 546,000
Business Alert System:
United States		980		$750		$ 735,000
Europe		350		750		262,500
Asia		240		750		180,000
Total		1,570				$1,177,500
Total revenue from sales						$1,723,500

At the end of December 20Y8, the following unit sales data were reported for the year:

	Unit Sales
	Home Alert System		Business Alert System
United States	1,734		1,078
Europe	609		329
Asia	432		252

For the year ending December 31, 20Y9, unit sales are expected to follow the patterns established during the year ending December 31, 20Y8. The unit selling price for the Home Alert System is expected to increase to $250, and the unit selling price for the Business Alert System is expected to be increased to $820, effective January 1, 20Y9.

Required:

1. Compute the increase or decrease of actual unit sales for the year ended December 31, 20Y8, over An accounting device used to plan and control resources of operational departments and divisions.budget.

Enter any decreases beginning with a minus (-) sign.

		Unit Sales, Year Ended 20Y8				Increase (Decrease) Actual Over Budget
		Budget		Actual Sales		Difference	Percent
Home Alert System:
	United States						%
	Europe						%
	Asia						%
Business Alert System:
	United States						%
	Europe						%
	Asia						%

2. Assuming that the increase or decrease in actual sales to budget indicated in part (1) is to continue in 20Y9, compute the unit sales volume to be used for preparing the sales budget for the year ending December 31, 20Y9.

Enter any decreases beginning with a minus (-) sign. Round budgeted units to the nearest whole unit.

		20Y8 Actual Units		Percentage Increase (Decrease)	20Y9 Budgeted Units (rounded)
Home Alert System:
	United States			%
	Europe			%
	Asia			%
Business Alert System:
	United States			%
	Europe			%
	Asia			%

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3. Prepare a sales budget for the year ending December 31, 20Y9.

Sentinel Systems Inc.
Sales Budget
For the Year Ending December 31, 20Y9
Product and Area	Unit Sales Volume	Unit Selling Price	Total Sales
Home Alert System:
United States		$	$
Europe
Asia
Total			$
Business Alert System:
United States		$	$
Europe
Asia
Total			$
Total revenue from sales			$