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   $ 0.50 Electricity $ 1,400 $ 0.06 Maintenance   $ 0.30 Wages and salaries $ 4,300 $ 0.20 Depreciation $ 8,000   Rent $ 2,200   Administrative expenses $ 1,400 $ 0.02   For example, electricity costs should be $1,400 per month plus $0.06 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,300 cars in August and collected an average of $6.90 per car washed.     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   $ 0.50
Electricity $ 1,400 $ 0.06
Maintenance   $ 0.30
Wages and salaries $ 4,300 $ 0.20
Depreciation $ 8,000  
Rent $ 2,200  
Administrative expenses $ 1,400 $ 0.02

 

For example, electricity costs should be $1,400 per month plus $0.06 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,300 cars in August and collected an average of $6.90 per car washed.

 

 

Prepare the company’s flexible budget for August.

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