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 Mar kennel budgeted for 4,100 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 4,130 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerni formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for March: Data used in budgeting: Revenue Wages and salaries. Food and supplies Facility expenses Administrative expenses Total expenses Actual results for March: Fixed Variable element per element per month tenant-day $0 $ 35.00 $ 3,000 $ 8.00 2,000 8,500 7,000 $ 20,500 $ 133,251 $ 28,600 Revenue Wages and salaries. Food and supplies Facility expenses Administrative expenses The spending variance for facility expenses in March would be closest to: 14.50 3.50 0.50 $26.50 $ 62,225 $ 22,550 $ 7,100

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