Question

Milano Pizza is a small neighborhood pizzeria that has a small area for in-store dining as well as offering take-out and free home delivery services. The pizzeria’s owner has determined that the shop has two major cost drivers—the number of pizzas sold and the number of deliveries made.

The pizzeria’s cost formulas appear below:

	Fixed Cost per Month			Cost per Pizza			Cost per Delivery
Pizza ingredients				$	4.10
Kitchen staff	$	6,290
Utilities	$	800		$	0.20
Delivery person							$	3.00
Delivery vehicle	$	820					$	2.20
Equipment depreciation	$	552
Rent	$	2,250
Miscellaneous	$	920		$	0.10

  

In November, the pizzeria budgeted for 2,130 pizzas at an average selling price of $18 per pizza and for 250 deliveries.

Data concerning the pizzeria’s actual results in November appear below:

  

	Actual Results
Pizzas		2,230
Deliveries		230
Revenue	$	40,880
Pizza ingredients	$	10,630
Kitchen staff	$	6,230
Utilities	$	980
Delivery person	$	690
Delivery vehicle	$	1,024
Equipment depreciation	$	552
Rent	$	2,250
Miscellaneous	$	904

Required:

1. Compute the revenue and spending variances for the pizzeria for November. (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.)

Answer 1

	Milano Pizza
	Flexible Budget Performance Report
	For the Month Ended November 30
	Actual Results	Revenue and spending variances		Flexible Budget
Pizzas	2230			2230
Deliveries	230			230
Revenue	40880	740	F	40140
Expenses:
Pizza ingredients	10630	1487	U	9143
Kitchen staff	6230	60	F	6290
Utilities	980	266	F	1246
Delivery person	690	0	None	690
Delivery vehicle	1024	302	F	1326
Equipment depreciation	552	0	None	552
Rent	2250	0	None	2250
Miscellaneous	904	239	F	1143
Total expense	23260	620	U	22640
Net operating income	17620	120	F	17500