Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides data concerning the company’s costs:     Fixed Cost per Month Cost per Car Washed Cleaning supplies       $ 0.70   Electricity $ 1,300   $ 0.08   Maintenance       $ 0.10   Wages and salaries $ 4,700   $ 0.30   Depreciation $ 8,100         Rent $ 2,000         Administrative expenses $ 1,400   $ 0.04       For example, electricity costs are $1,300 per month plus $0.08 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,000 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.30 per car washed.   The actual operating results for August are as follows:   Lavage Rapide Income Statement For the Month Ended August 31 Actual cars washed   8,100       Revenue $ 52,500 Expenses:   Cleaning supplies   6,100 Electricity   1,910 Maintenance   1,040 Wages and salaries   7,460 Depreciation   8,100 Rent   2,200 Administrative expenses   1,620 Total expense   28,430 Net operating income $ 24,070     Required: Calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for August. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations.)       Lavage Rapide Revenue and Spending Variances For the Month Ended August 31 Revenue     Expenses:     Cleaning supplies     Electricity     Maintenance     Wages and salaries     Depreciation     Rent     Administrative expenses     Total expense     Net operating income

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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 data concerning the company’s costs:

 

  Fixed Cost
per Month
Cost per
Car Washed
Cleaning supplies       $ 0.70  
Electricity $ 1,300   $ 0.08  
Maintenance       $ 0.10  
Wages and salaries $ 4,700   $ 0.30  
Depreciation $ 8,100        
Rent $ 2,000        
Administrative expenses $ 1,400   $ 0.04  
 

 

For example, electricity costs are $1,300 per month plus $0.08 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,000 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.30 per car washed.

 

The actual operating results for August are as follows:

 

Lavage Rapide
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual cars washed   8,100
     
Revenue $ 52,500
Expenses:  
Cleaning supplies   6,100
Electricity   1,910
Maintenance   1,040
Wages and salaries   7,460
Depreciation   8,100
Rent   2,200
Administrative expenses   1,620
Total expense   28,430
Net operating income $ 24,070
 

 

Required:

Calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for August. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

 

 
 
Lavage Rapide
Revenue and Spending Variances
For the Month Ended August 31
Revenue    
Expenses:    
Cleaning supplies    
Electricity    
Maintenance    
Wages and salaries    
Depreciation    
Rent    
Administrative expenses    
Total expense    
Net operating income  
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