rQual Test Corporation provides on-site air quality testing services. The company has provided the following cost formulas and tual results for the month of February: Variable Fixed Component Component per Job Actual Total per Month for February $ 36,170 $ 7,950 $ 9,360 $ 2,770 $ 1,690 $ 2,870 Revenue $ 278 Technician wages Mobile lab operating expenses Office expenses Advertising expenses $ 8,100 $ 4,900 $ 2,500 $ 1,620 $ 2,870 $ $ 33 2$ 3 Insurance Miscellaneous expenses 950 1 $ 395 e company uses the number of jobs as its measure of activity. For example, mobile lab operating expenses should be $4,900 plus 83 per job, and the actual mobile lab operating expenses for February were $9,360. The company expected to work 140 jobs in ebruary, but actually worked 144 jobs.
Process Costing
Process costing is a sort of operation costing which is employed to determine the value of a product at each process or stage of producing process, applicable where goods produced from a series of continuous operations or procedure.
Job Costing
Job costing is adhesive costs of each and every job involved in the production processes. It is an accounting measure. It is a method which determines the cost of specific jobs, which are performed according to the consumer’s specifications. Job costing is possible only in businesses where the production is done as per the customer’s requirement. For example, some customers order to manufacture furniture as per their needs.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
![AirQual Test Corporation provides on-site air quality testing services. The company has provided the following cost formulas and
actual results for the month of February:
Variable
Fixed Component
per Month
Component per
Actual Total
Job
for February
$ 36,170
$ 7,950
$ 9,360
$ 2,770
$ 1,690
$ 2,870
395
Revenue
$ 278
Technician wages
Mobile lab operating expenses
Office expenses
$ 8,100
$ 4,900
$ 2,500
$ 1,620
$ 2,870
$
$ 33
3
Advertising expenses
Insurance
Miscellaneous expenses
950
$
1
$
The company uses the number of jobs as its measure of activity. For example, mobile lab operating expenses should be $4,900 plus
$33 per job, and the actual mobile lab operating expenses for February were $9,360. The company expected to work 140 jobs in
February, but actually worked 144 jobs.
Required:
Prepare a flexible budget performance report showing AirQual Test Corporation's revenue and spending variances and activity
variances for February. (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.)
AirQual Test Corporation
Flexible Budget Performance Report
For the Month Ended February 28
Actual
Flexible
Planning
Budget
Results
Budget
Jobs
144
Revenue
$ 36,170|](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fda625b26-af5c-4d40-b5ca-dba856450987%2F89a6a517-3bb4-44ba-b7e9-06f6e74c07b2%2Fk5thlr_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
![February, but actually worked 144 jobs.
Required:
Prepare a flexible budget performance report showing AirQual Test Corporation's revenue and spending variances and activity
variances for February. (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.)
AirQual Test Corporation
Flexible Budget Performance Report
For the Month Ended February 28
Actual
Planning
Budget
Flexible
Results
Budget
Jobs
144
Revenue
$ 36,170
Expenses:
Technician wages
7,950
Mobile lab operating
9,360
expenses
Office expenses
2,770
Advertising expenses
1,690
Insurance
2,870
Miscellaneous expenses
395
Total expense
25,035
Net operating income
$ 11,135](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fda625b26-af5c-4d40-b5ca-dba856450987%2F89a6a517-3bb4-44ba-b7e9-06f6e74c07b2%2Fetp120i_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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