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Jake’s Roof Repair has provided the following data concerning its costs: For exa

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Question

Jake’s Roof Repair has provided the following data concerning its costs:


   

For example, wages and salaries should be $21,500 plus $15.00 per repair-hour. The company expected to work 2,600 repair-hours in May, but actually worked 2,500 repair-hours. The company expects its sales to be $53.00 per repair-hour.

   

Compute the company’s activity variances for May. (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.)

Jake’s Roof Repair has provided the following data concerning its costs:

Explanation / Answer

Jake’s Roof Repair Activity Variances For the Month Ended May 31 Flexible Budget = 2500 Hours Planning Budget = 2600 Hours Activity Variances Repair-hours                  2,500.00                   2,600.00                      100.00 U Revenue              132,500.00               137,800.00                   5,300.00 U Expenses: Wages and salaries                59,000.00                 60,500.00                   1,500.00 F Parts and supplies                18,000.00                 18,720.00                      720.00 F Equipment depreciation                  3,960.00                   4,010.00                         50.00 F Truck operating expenses                  9,960.00                 10,130.00                      170.00 F Rent                  4,660.00                   4,660.00                                -   None Administrative expenses                  5,320.00                   5,380.00                         60.00 F Total expense              100,900.00               103,400.00                   2,500.00 F Net operating income                31,600.00                 34,400.00                   2,800.00 U