Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car

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Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides data concerning the company’s costs: Fixed Cost per Month Cost per Car Washed Cleaning supplies $ 0.50 Electricity $ 1,300 $ 0.10 Maintenance $ 0.30 Wages and salaries $ 4,100 $ 0.30 Depreciation $ 8,400 Rent $ 1,900 Administrative expenses $ 1,800 $ 0.04 For example, electricity costs are $1,300 per month plus $0.10 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,400 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.50 per car washed. The actual operating results for August appear below. Lavage Rapide Income Statement For the Month Ended August 31 Actual cars washed 8,500 Revenue $ 56,700 Expenses: Cleaning supplies 4,700 Electricity 2,110 Maintenance 2,760 Wages and salaries 6,980 Depreciation 8,400 Rent 2,100 Administrative expenses 2,036 Total expense 29,086 Net operating income $ 27,614 Required: Calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for August. (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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Required: Calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for August.

Actual Revenue and spending variance Flexible budget Revenue 56700 1450 F 55250 Expenses Cleaning supplies 4700 450 U 4250 Electricity 2110 40 F 2150 Maintenance 2760 210 U 2550 Wages and salaries 6980 330 U 6650 Depreciation 8400 0 None 8400 Rent 2100 200 U 1900 Administrative expense 2036 104 F 2140 Total expense 29086 1046 U 28040 Net operating income 27614 404 F 27210

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