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ISBN: 9781259732454

Author: Garrison

Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL CUSTOM PUBLISHING

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Chapter 9, Problem 9F15

Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below:

Chapter 9, Problem 9F15, Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers

When preparing its planning budget the company estimated that it would serve 30 customers per month: however, during May the company actually served 35 customers.

Required (all computations pertain to the month of May):

9. What isAdger’s other expenses spending variance?

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Chapter 9 Solutions

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