Dinham 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 March, the kennel budgeted for 4,500 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 4,560 tenant-days. The kennel h

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Dinham 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 March, the kennel budgeted for 4,500 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 4,560 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for March:

 

Data used in budgeting:

 

  Fixed element per month Variable element per tenant-day
Revenue 0 $ 35.00
Wages and salaries $ 3,400 $ 8.40
Food and supplies 2,400 14.90
Facility expenses 8,900 3.90
Administrative expenses 7,400 0.30
Total expenses $ 22,100 $ 27.50

 

Actual results for March:

 

Revenue $ 142,130
Wages and salaries $ 28,640
Food and supplies $ 71,025
Facility expenses $ 26,125
Administrative expenses $ 7,104

 

The spending variance for food and supplies in March would be closest to:

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