Quilcene Oysteria farms and sells oysters in the Pacific Northwest. The company harvested and sold 8,000 pounds of oysters in August. The company's flexible budget for August appears below: Quilcene Oysteria Flexible Budget For the Month Ended August 31 Actual pounds (q) 8,000 $ 32,000 Revenue ($4.00q) Expenses: Packing supplies ($0.50q) Oyster bed maintenance ($3,200) Wages and salaries ($2,900 + $0.30q) Shipping ($0.80q) Utilities ($830) Other ($450 + $0.05q) Total expense 4,000 3,200 5,300 6,400 830 850 20,580 $ 11,420 Net operating income The actual results for August were as follows: Quilcene Oysteria Income Statement For the Month Ended August 31 Actual pounds 8,000 $ 35, 200 Revenue Expenses: Packing supplies Oyster bed maintenance Wages and salaries Shipping Utilities 4,200 3,100 5,640 6,950 810 980 Other 21,680 $ 13,520 Total expense Net operating income
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![Quilcene Oysteria farms and sells oysters in the Pacific Northwest. The company harvested and sold 8,000 pounds of oysters in
August. The company's flexible budget for August appears below:
Quilcene Oysteria
Flexible Budget
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual pounds (q)
8,000
$ 32,000
Revenue ($4.00q)
Expenses:
Packing supplies ($0.50g)
Oyster bed maintenance ($3,200)
Wages and salaries ($2,900 + $0.30g)
Shipping ($0.80q)
Utilities ($830)
Other ($450 + $0.05q)
Total expense
4,000
3, 200
5,300
6,400
830
850
20,580
$ 11,420
Net operating income
The actual results for August were as follows:
Quilcene Oysteria
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual pounds
8,000
Revenue
$ 35, 200
Expenses:
Packing supplies
Oyster bed maintenance
Wages and salaries
Shipping
Utilities
Other
Total expense
4,200
3,100
5,640
6,950
810
980
21,680
$ 13,520
Net operating income](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc241a84b-66fb-4736-861b-2d2a0325ad56%2F0998724f-6a93-4e09-aef1-95c78f6321a6%2Fh6qke7c_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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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.)
Quilcene Oysteria
Revenue and Spending Variances
For the Month Ended August 31
Revenue
Expenses:
Packing supplies
Oyster bed maintenance
Wages and salaries
Shipping
Utilities
Other
Total expense
Net operating income](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc241a84b-66fb-4736-861b-2d2a0325ad56%2F0998724f-6a93-4e09-aef1-95c78f6321a6%2Fjsdp6em_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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