What is the total profit in the planning budget for the month?

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4. Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic carwash
facility near Montreal. It has the following information to be used in preparing its flexible
budget:
The activity driver is the number of cars washed.
The expected revenue per car wash is $4.9
The company expects to wash 9,000 cars in August
The budgeted costs are as follows:
Electricity is $1,200 per month plus $0.15 per car
Depreciation is $6,000 per month
Rent is $8,000 per month
Cleaning supplies are $0.8 per car
Labor cost is $4,000 per month and $0.30 per car
Administrative expense is $5,000 per month and $0.30 per car
The company actually washed 8,800 cars during the year. Actual results were as follows:
Revenues were $40,800
Labor cost was $8,000
Administration was $5,000
Cleaning supplies were $7,400
Electricity was $2,650
What is the total profit in the planning budget for the month?
Transcribed Image Text:4. Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic carwash facility near Montreal. It has the following information to be used in preparing its flexible budget: The activity driver is the number of cars washed. The expected revenue per car wash is $4.9 The company expects to wash 9,000 cars in August The budgeted costs are as follows: Electricity is $1,200 per month plus $0.15 per car Depreciation is $6,000 per month Rent is $8,000 per month Cleaning supplies are $0.8 per car Labor cost is $4,000 per month and $0.30 per car Administrative expense is $5,000 per month and $0.30 per car The company actually washed 8,800 cars during the year. Actual results were as follows: Revenues were $40,800 Labor cost was $8,000 Administration was $5,000 Cleaning supplies were $7,400 Electricity was $2,650 What is the total profit in the planning budget for the month?
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