Chapter 17, Problem 28E

Sales Mix and Quantity Variances

The restaurant at the Hotel Galaxy offers two choices for breakfast: an all-you-can-eat buffet and an a la carte option, where diners can order from the menu. The buffet option has a budgeted meal price of $35. The a la carte option has a budgeted average price of $24 for a meal. The restaurant manager expects that 40 percent of its diners will order the buffet option. The buffet option has a budgeted variable cost of $15 and the a la carte option averages $10 per meal in budgeted variable cost. The manager estimates that 2,500 people will order a meal in any month. For July, the restaurant served a total of 2,300 meals, including 950 buffet options. Total revenues were $34,200 for buffet meals and $35,100 for the a la carte meals.

Required

1. a.      Compute the activity variance for the restaurant for July.
2. b.      Compute the mix and quantity variances for July.