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 $ 0.70 Electricity $ 1,400 $ 0.09 Maintenance $ 0.10 Wages and salaries $ 4,500 $ 0.30 Depreciation $ 8,100 Rent $ 1,800 Administrative expenses $ 1,800 $ 0.01 For example, electricity costs should be $1,400 per month plus $0.09 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,500 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.80 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 8,600 Revenue $ 59,900 Expenses: Cleaning supplies 6,450 Electricity 2,135 Maintenance 1,090 Wages and salaries 7,410 Depreciation 8,100 Rent 2,000 Administrative expenses 1,785 Total expense 28,970 Net operating income $ 30,930 Required: Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows the company’s revenue and spending variances and activity variances for August. Note: 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.
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 | $ 0.70 | |
Electricity | $ 1,400 | $ 0.09 |
Maintenance | $ 0.10 | |
Wages and salaries | $ 4,500 | $ 0.30 |
$ 8,100 | ||
Rent | $ 1,800 | |
Administrative expenses | $ 1,800 | $ 0.01 |
For example, electricity costs should be $1,400 per month plus $0.09 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,500 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.80 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 | 8,600 |
---|---|
Revenue | $ 59,900 |
Expenses: | |
Cleaning supplies | 6,450 |
Electricity | 2,135 |
Maintenance | 1,090 |
Wages and salaries | 7,410 |
Depreciation | 8,100 |
Rent | 2,000 |
Administrative expenses | 1,785 |
Total expense | 28,970 |
Net operating income | $ 30,930 |
Required:
Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows the company’s revenue and spending variances and activity variances for August.
Note: 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.
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Cleaning supplies
Electricity
Maintenance
Wages and salaries
Depreciation
Rent
Administrative expenses
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Net operating income
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Lavage Rapide
Flexible Budget Performance Report
For the Month Ended August 31
$
8,600
59,900
6,450
2,135
1,090
7,410
8,100
2,000
1,785
28,970
30,930
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