Question

Jake’s Roof Repair has provided the following data concerning its costs: Fixed Cost per Month Cost per Repair-Hour Wages and salaries $ 20,800 $ 15.00 Parts and supplies $ 7.40 Equipment depreciation $ 2,790 $ 0.55 Truck operating expenses $ 5,770 $ 1.80 Rent $ 4,610 Administrative expenses $ 3,890 $ 0.80 For example, wages and salaries should be $20,800 plus $15.00 per repair-hour. The company expected to work 2,500 repair-hours in May, but actually worked 2,400 repair-hours. The company expects its sales to be $45.00 per repair-hour. Required: Compute the company’s activity variances for May. (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: Compute the company’s activity variances for May. (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.)

	Activity variance
Wages and salaries (100*15)	1500 F
Parts and supplies (100*7.4)	740 F
Equipment depreciation (100*.55)	55 F
Truck operating expenses (1.8*100)	180 F
Rent	0 None
Administrative expenses (100*.80)	80 F
Total	2555 F