A company provided the following information from its flexible budget performance report: Actual Flexible Master Results Budget Budget Trips (q) 52 ? ? Expenses: Maintenance expense ($4,000 + $88.00q) $8,495 ? $8,400 What is the spending variance for maintenance expense? Multiple Choice None of the answers is correct. $176 U $81 U $81 F
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![A company provided the following information from its flexible budget performance report:
Actual
Flexible
Master
Results
Budget
Budget
Trips (q)
52
Expenses:
Maintenance expense ($4,000 + $88.00g)
$8,495
?
$8,400
What is the spending variance for maintenance expense?
Multiple Choice
None of the answers is correct.
$176 U
$81 U
$81 F](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fffd8c266-bf65-4ea8-9b3b-8a303065b5fc%2Facd32fdf-da8e-463e-9d0f-da077479e65c%2Fmz8e4gi_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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