Question

Vulcan Flyovers offers scenic overflights of Mount St. Helens, the volcano in Washington State that explosively erupted in 1982. Data concerning the company’s operations in July appear below:

Vulcan Flyovers
Operating Data
For the Month Ended July 31
	Actual Results		Flexible Budget		Planning Budget
Flights (q)		53		53		51
Revenue ($355.00q)	$	16,200	$	18,815	$	18,105
Expenses:
Wages and salaries ($3,500 + $91.00q)		8,281		8,323		8,141
Fuel ($33.00q)		1,913		1,749		1,683
Airport fees ($890 + $32.00q)		2,471		2,586		2,522
Aircraft depreciation ($11.00q)		583		583		561
Office expenses ($210 + $1.00q)		431		263		261
Total expense		13,679		13,504		13,168
Net operating income	$	2,521	$	5,311	$	4,937

The company measures its activity in terms of flights. Customers can buy individual tickets for overflights or hire an entire plane for an overflight at a discount.

Required:

1. Prepare a flexible budget performance report for July that includes revenue and spending variances and activity variances. (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

Solution:

Vulcan Flyovers
Flexible Budget Performance Report
For the month July
Particulars	Actual results	Revenue and spending variances		Flexible Budget	Activity Variances		Planning Budget
Flights	53			53			51
Revenue	$16,200.00	$2,615.00	U	$18,815.00	$710.00	F	$18,105.00
Expenses:
Wages and salaries	$8,281.00	$42.00	F	$8,323.00	$182.00	U	$8,141.00
Fuel	$1,913.00	$164.00	U	$1,749.00	$66.00	U	$1,683.00
Aitport Fees	$2,471.00	$115.00	F	$2,586.00	$64.00	U	$2,522.00
Aircraft Depreciation	$583.00	$0.00	None	$583.00	$22.00	U	$561.00
Office Expenses	$431.00	$168.00	U	$263.00	$2.00	U	$261.00
Total expense	$13,679.00	$175.00	U	$13,504.00	$336.00	U	$13,168.00
Net Operating Income	$2,521.00	$2,790.00	U	$5,311.00	$374.00	F	$4,937.00