Question

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.)

Answer 1

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