Merline Manufacturing makes its product for $60 per unit and sells it for $142 per unit. The sales staff receives a 10% commission on the sale of each unit. Its December income statement follows. MERLINE MANUFACTURING Income Statement For Month Ended December 31, 2017 Sales $1,420,000 Cost of goods sold 600,000 Gross profit 820,000 Operating expenses Sales commissions (10%) 142,000 Advertising 224,000 Store rent 25, 200 Administrative salaries 46,000 Depreciation-office equipment 56,000 Other expenses 13,200 Total expenses 506,400 Net income $ 313,600 Management expects December's results to be repeated in January, February, and March of 2018 without any changes in strategy. Management, however, has an alternative plan. It believes that unit sales will increase at a rate of 10% each month for the next three months (beginning with January) if the item's selling price is reduced to $127 per unit and advertising expenses are increased by 15% and remain at that level for all three months. The cost of its product will remain at $60 per unit, the sales staff will continue to earn a 10% commission, and the remaining expenses will stay the same. Required: Prepare budgeted income statements for each of the months of January, February, and March that show the expected Budgeted Sales For Months of January, February, and March, 2018 January February March Budgeted sales in dollars) MERLINE MANUFACTURING Budgeted Income Statement For Months of January, February, and March, 2018 January February March Expenses Sales commissions Advertising Store rent Administrative salaries Depreciation Office equipment Other expenses Total expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 $ $ $