Question

Exercise 8-9 Prepare a Report Showing Revenue and Spending Variances [LO8-2]

Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic carwash facility near Montreal. The following table provides data concerning the company’s costs:

Fixed Cost per Month

Cost per Car Washed

Cleaning supplies				$	0.80
Electricity	$	1,200		$	0.15
Maintenance				$	0.20
Wages and salaries	$	5,000		$	0.30
Depreciation	$	6,000
Rent	$	8,000
Administrative expenses	$	4,000		$	0.10

  

For example, electricity costs are $1,200 per month plus $0.15 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,800 cars in August. The company expected to collect an average of $4.90 per car washed.

  

Lavage Rapide Income Statement For the Month Ended August 31
Actual cars washed		8,800
Revenue	$	43,080
Expenses:
Cleaning supplies		7,560
Electricity		2,670
Maintenance		2,260
Wages and salaries		8,500
Depreciation		6,000
Rent		8,000
Administrative expenses		4,950
Total expense		39,940
Net operating income	$	3,140

Required:

Prepare a report showing 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.)

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