M e purchases and budgeted expenses for the third quarter of ABC Company are given below. July August September Merchandise purchases $ 181.820 $ 222,967 $ 203,967 Salaries and wages $ 30,000 $ 32,000 $ 32.000 Advertising $ 71.820 $ 69,049 $ 83.142 Rent payments $ 6,000 $ 6,000 $ 6,000 Depreciation $ 5,000 $ 5.000 $ 5.000 Merchandise purchases are paid in full during the month following purchase. Accounts payable for merchandise purchases on 30, which will be paid during July, total $138,443. Salaries Advertising and Rent Payment expenses are all paid in cash Depreciation expense is shown on the income statement each month Equipment costing $11.981 will be purchased for cash during August. Calculate total cash payments budgeted for August. A company makes cat food. Management is considering whether the hard cardboard box for packing a case of canned cat food should be made internally or purchased from another company. The costs of producing the cardboard boxes include: Variable cost per box $0.38 Total fixed costs of the factory $51,531 per year Total boxes needed annually 18,143 Quote from the supplier, per box $0.23 How much will the company save (or lose) IN TOTAL if they accept the supplier's quote? If they lose money, put a negative sign in front of your answer. If they save money, just put in the number without any sign in front of it. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar. Do not round any intermediate calculations