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Transcribed Image Text:The activity variance for net operating income in October would be closest to:
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$2,328 U
$218 U
$2,328 F
$218 F

Transcribed Image Text:Bernes Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During October, the kennel budgeted
for 2,700 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,720 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting:
Fixed element per
Variable element
month
per tenant-day
$ 30.80
$ 6.10
Revenue
Wages and salaries
Food and supplies
Facility expenses
$ 3,300
600
10.10
8,800
3.60
Administrative expenses
7,600
0.10
Total expenses
$ 20,300
$ 19.90
The activity variance for net operating income in October would be closest to:
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