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As sales manager, Gabriel Short was given the following static budget report for selling expenses in the Winter Sports Department of GH Outdoor Company for the month of November.

$\backslash$table$[[\backslash$table$[[$GH Outdoor Company$],[$Winter Sports Department$],[$Budget Report$],[$For the Month Ended November $30,2020]]],[,$Budget,Actual,$\backslash$table$[[$Differenc$],[$Favorable$],[$Unfavorable$]],],[$Sales in units,$4,000,4,600,600,$F$],[$Variable expenses,,,,$],[$Sales commissions,$$112,000,$$$122,400,$$$10,400,$u$],[$Advertising expense,$40,000,44,500,4,500,$u$],[$Travel expense,$200,000,224,200,24,200,$u$],[$Demonstration models given out,$104,000,97,800,6,200,$F$],[$Total variable,$456,000,488,900,32,900,$U$],[$Fixed expenses$],[$Rent$,8,200,8,200,-0,],[$Sales salaries,$60,500,60,500,-0,],[$Office salaries,$39,800,39,800,-0,],[$Depreciation $-$ vans $($sales staff$),2,500,2,900,400,$u$],[$Total fixed,$111,000,111,400,400,$U$],[$Total expenses,$$567,000,$$$600,300,$$$33,300,$U$]]$

Total expenses

$$567,000$

$q,$

$$33,300U$

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