Sorter Company Has Provided the Following Data for the Third

Multiple Choice

Sorter Company has provided the following data for the third quarter of the most recent year:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Sales } & \$ 500,000 \\\hline \text { Fixed Manufacturing Overhead } & 55,000 \\\hline \text { Direct Labour } & 72,500 \\\hline \text { Fixed Selling Expenses } & 46,250 \\\hline \text { Variable Manufacturing Overhead } & 41,000 \\\hline \text { Variable Administrative Expenses } & 48,000 \\\hline \text { Direct Materials } & 51,500 \\\hline \text { Fixed Administrative Expenses } & 44,500 \\\hline \text { Variable Selling Expenses } & 49,750\\\hline \end{array}$ Assume that direct labour is a variable cost and that there was no beginning or ending inventories.



-At the level of sales for the third quarter,how much in additional fixed selling expenses could Sorter Company have afforded to spend and still would have reported $41,500 operating income?

A) $50,000.
B) $87,750.
C) $91,500.
D) $96,250.