Vulcan Flyovers offers scenic overflights of Mount St. Helens, the volcano in Washington State that explosively erupted in 1982. Data concerning the company’s operations in July appear below:   Vulcan Flyovers Operating Data For the Month Ended July 31   Actual Results Flexible Budget Planning Budget Flights (q)   62   62   60               Revenue ($345.00q) $ 16,400 $ 21,390 $ 20,700 Expenses:             Wages and salaries ($3,000 + $88.00q)   8,420   8,456   8,280 Fuel ($31.00q)   2,090   1,922   1,860 Airport fees ($860 + $34.00q)   2,843   2,968   2,900 Aircraft depreciation ($8.00q)   496   496   480 Office expenses ($240 + $1.00q)   470   302   300 Total expense   14,319   14,144   13,820 Net operating income $ 2,081 $ 7,246 $ 6,880     The company measures its activity in terms of flights. Customers can buy individual tickets for overflights or hire an entire plane for an overflight at a discount.   Required: 1. Prepare a flexible budget performance report for July that includes revenue and spending variances and activity variances. (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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Vulcan Flyovers offers scenic overflights of Mount St. Helens, the volcano in Washington State that explosively erupted in 1982. Data concerning the company’s operations in July appear below:

 

Vulcan Flyovers
Operating Data
For the Month Ended July 31
  Actual
Results
Flexible
Budget
Planning
Budget
Flights (q)   62   62   60
             
Revenue ($345.00q) $ 16,400 $ 21,390 $ 20,700
Expenses:            
Wages and salaries ($3,000 + $88.00q)   8,420   8,456   8,280
Fuel ($31.00q)   2,090   1,922   1,860
Airport fees ($860 + $34.00q)   2,843   2,968   2,900
Aircraft depreciation ($8.00q)   496   496   480
Office expenses ($240 + $1.00q)   470   302   300
Total expense   14,319   14,144   13,820
Net operating income $ 2,081 $ 7,246 $ 6,880
 

 

The company measures its activity in terms of flights. Customers can buy individual tickets for overflights or hire an entire plane for an overflight at a discount.

 

Required:

1. Prepare a flexible budget performance report for July that includes revenue and spending variances and activity variances. (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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