Fixed Cost per Month   Cost per Car Washed Cleaning supplies       $ 0.80 Electricity $ 1,200   $ 0.15 Maintenance       $ 0.20 Wages and salaries $ 5,000   $ 0.30 Depreciation $ 6,000       Rent $ 8,000       Administrative expenses $ 4,000   $ 0.10     For example, electricity costs should be $1,200 per month plus $0.15 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,800 cars in August and collected an average of $4.90 per car washed.   Required: Prepare the company’s flexible budget for August.

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Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides estimates concerning the company’s costs:

 

  Fixed Cost
per Month
  Cost per
Car Washed
Cleaning supplies       $ 0.80
Electricity $ 1,200   $ 0.15
Maintenance       $ 0.20
Wages and salaries $ 5,000   $ 0.30
Depreciation $ 6,000      
Rent $ 8,000      
Administrative expenses $ 4,000   $ 0.10
 

 

For example, electricity costs should be $1,200 per month plus $0.15 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,800 cars in August and collected an average of $4.90 per car washed.

 

Required:

Prepare the company’s flexible budget for August.

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