Question

Quilcene Oysteria farms and sells oysters in the Pacific Northwest. The company harvested and sold 7,100 pounds of oysters in August. The company’s flexible budget for August appears below:

Quilcene Oysteria
Flexible Budget
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual pounds (q)		7,100
Revenue ($4.20q)	$	29,820
Expenses:
Packing supplies ($0.25q)		1,775
Oyster bed maintenance ($3,500)		3,500
Wages and salaries ($2,500 + $0.50q)		6,050
Shipping ($0.80q)		5,680
Utilities ($1,270)		1,270
Other ($500 + $0.01q)		571
Total expense		18,846
Net operating income	$	10,974

The actual results for August appear below:

Quilcene Oysteria
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual pounds		7,100
Revenue	$	27,100
Expenses:
Packing supplies		1,945
Oyster bed maintenance		3,360
Wages and salaries		6,460
Shipping		5,410
Utilities		1,080
Other		1,191
Total expense		19,446
Net operating income	$	7,654

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

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		Flexible Budget	Actual	Revenue and Spending Variance	Favorabl/Unfavorabl/None
Pound (q)		7100	7100	0	None
Revenue		29820	27100	2720	Unfavorable
Expenses:
Packing supplies ($0.25q)		1775	1945	170	Unfavorable
Oyster bed maintenance ($3,500)		3500	3360	140	Favorable
Wages and salaries ($2,500 + $0.50q)		6050	6460	410	Unfavorable
Shipping ($0.80q)		5680	5410	270	Favorable
Utilities ($1,270)		1270	1080	190	Favorable
Other ($500 + $0.01q)		571	1191	620	Unfavorable
Total expense		18846	19446	600	Unfavorable
Net operating income		10974	7654	3320	Unfavorable