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

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Question

Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic carwash facility near Montreal. The following table provides data concerning the company’s costs:


  

For example, electricity costs are $1,100 per month plus $0.07 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,300 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.20 per car washed.

  

  

  

Complete the flexible budget performance report that shows the company’s activity variances and 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.)

Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic carwash facility near Montreal. The following table provides data concerning the company’s costs:

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

Revenue and spending variance is the difference of Actual Result and Flexible Budget.

Activity Variance is the difference of Flexible Budget and Planned Budget.

So, we need to prepare the Planned Budget and Flexible Budget

Planned Budget is the original budget prepared by the company at the beginning of the operating by estimating the cost and revenue for the priod.

Lavage Rapide

Planning Budget

For the Month Ended August 31

Number of Cars Washed

8,300 Cars

Revenue (8300 Cars * $6.20)

$51,460

Expenses:

Cleaning Supplies (0.7*8300)

$5,810

Electricity (1100 + 0.07*8300)

$1,681

Maintenance (8300*0.15)

1245

Wages and salaries (4900 + 8300*0.3)

7390

Depreciation

8100

Rent

1900

Administrative expenses (1800 + 8300*.02)

1966

Total expense

$28,092

Net operating income

$23,368

Flexible Budget is the budget prepared by the company on the basis of actual achieved activity but at standard cost in order to compare the budget with actual.

Lavage Rapide

Flexible Budget

For the Month Ended August 31

Number of Cars Washed (Actual)

8400 Cars

Revenue (8400 Cars * $6.20)

$52,080

Expenses:

Cleaning Supplies (0.7*8400)

$5,880

Electricity (1100 + 0.07*8400)

$1,688

Maintenance (8400*0.15)

1260

Wages and salaries (4900 + 8400*0.3)

7420

Depreciation

8100

Rent

1900

Administrative expenses (1800 + 8400*.02)

1968

Total expense

$28,216

Net operating income

$23,864

Lavage Rapide

Flexible Budget Performance Report

Actual Result

Revenue and Spending Variance

Flexible Budget

Activity Variance

Planned Budget

Number of Cars Washed

8400 Cars

-

8400 Cars

100

U

8,300 Cars

Revenue

$53,560

$1,480

F

$52,080

$620

F

$51,460

Expenses:

Cleaning Supplies

$6,310

$430

U

$5,880

$70

U

$5,810

Electricity

$1,651

$37

F

$1,688

$7

U

$1,681

Maintenance

$1,485

$225

U

$1,260

$15

U

$1,245

Wages and salaries

$7,750

$330

U

$7,420

$30

U

$7,390

Depreciation

$8,100

$0

NONE

$8,100

$0

NONE

$8,100

Rent

$2,100

$200

U

$1,900

$0

NONE

$1,900

Administrative expenses

$1,866

$102

F

$1,968

$2

U

$1,966

Total expense

$29,262

$1,046

U

$28,216

$124

U

$28,092

Net operating income

$24,298

$434

F

$23,864

$496

F

$23,368

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Lavage Rapide

Planning Budget

For the Month Ended August 31

Number of Cars Washed

8,300 Cars

Revenue (8300 Cars * $6.20)

$51,460

Expenses:

Cleaning Supplies (0.7*8300)

$5,810

Electricity (1100 + 0.07*8300)

$1,681

Maintenance (8300*0.15)

1245

Wages and salaries (4900 + 8300*0.3)

7390

Depreciation

8100

Rent

1900

Administrative expenses (1800 + 8300*.02)

1966

Total expense

$28,092

Net operating income

$23,368