Good Samaritan Diner is a charity supported by donations that provides free meals to the homeless. The diner's planning budget for May was based on 2,000 meals, but the diner actually served 2,100 meals. The diner's director has provided the following cost data used in the budget: groceries, $4 per meal; kitchen operations, $4,000 per month plus $1.75 per meal; administrative expenses, $3,100 per month plus $0.30 per meal; and fundraising expenses, $500 per month. The director has also provided the diner's statement of actual expenses for the month: Actual meals Groceries Kitchen operations Good Samaritan Diner Statement of Expenses For the Month Ended May 31 Administrative expenses Fundraising expenses Total expense 2100 $8,635 7,200 3,656 450 $19,941 Required: Prepare a Flexible Budget Performance Report showing the activity and spending variances for each of the individual expenses and for total expenses for May.
Good Samaritan Diner is a charity supported by donations that provides free meals to the homeless. The diner's planning budget for May was based on 2,000 meals, but the diner actually served 2,100 meals. The diner's director has provided the following cost data used in the budget: groceries, $4 per meal; kitchen operations, $4,000 per month plus $1.75 per meal; administrative expenses, $3,100 per month plus $0.30 per meal; and fundraising expenses, $500 per month. The director has also provided the diner's statement of actual expenses for the month: Actual meals Groceries Kitchen operations Good Samaritan Diner Statement of Expenses For the Month Ended May 31 Administrative expenses Fundraising expenses Total expense 2100 $8,635 7,200 3,656 450 $19,941 Required: Prepare a Flexible Budget Performance Report showing the activity and spending variances for each of the individual expenses and for total expenses for May.
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Transcribed Image Text:Good Samaritan Diner is a charity supported by donations that provides free meals to the
homeless. The diner's planning budget for May was based on 2,000 meals, but the diner
actually served 2,100 meals. The diner's director has provided the following cost data used
in the budget: groceries, $4 per meal; kitchen operations, $4,000 per month plus $1.75 per
meal; administrative expenses, $3,100 per month plus $0.30 per meal; and fundraising
expenses, $500 per month. The director has also provided the diner's statement of actual
expenses for the month:
Actual meals
Groceries
Kitchen operations
Good Samaritan Diner
Statement of Expenses
For the Month Ended May 31
Administrative expenses
Fundraising expenses
Total expense
2100
$8,635
7,200
3,656
450
$19,941
Required:
Prepare a Flexible Budget Performance Report showing the activity and spending variances
for each of the individual expenses and for total expenses for May.
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