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 Costper Month Cost perCar Washed Cleaning supplies       $ 0.50   Electricity $ 1,000   $ 0.06   Maintenance       $ 0.30   Wages and salaries $ 4,900   $ 0.40   Depreciation $ 8,400         Rent $ 1,900         Administrative expenses $ 1,700   $ 0.03       For example, electricity costs are $1,000 per month plus $0.06 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,300 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.80 per car washed.   The actual operating results for August appear below.   Lavage Rapide Income Statement For the Month Ended August 31 Actual cars washed   8,400       Revenue $ 58,540 Expenses:   Cleaning supplies   4,650 Electricity   1,468 Maintenance   2,730 Wages and salaries   8,580 Depreciation   8,400 Rent   2,100 Administrative expenses   1,849 Total expense   29,777 Net operating income $ 28,763     Required: Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows the company’s revenue and spending variances and activity 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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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 $ 1,000   $ 0.06  
Maintenance       $ 0.30  
Wages and salaries $ 4,900   $ 0.40  
Depreciation $ 8,400        
Rent $ 1,900        
Administrative expenses $ 1,700   $ 0.03  
 

 

For example, electricity costs are $1,000 per month plus $0.06 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,300 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.80 per car washed.

 

The actual operating results for August appear below.

 

Lavage Rapide
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual cars washed   8,400
     
Revenue $ 58,540
Expenses:  
Cleaning supplies   4,650
Electricity   1,468
Maintenance   2,730
Wages and salaries   8,580
Depreciation   8,400
Rent   2,100
Administrative expenses   1,849
Total expense   29,777
Net operating income $ 28,763
 

 

Required:

Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows the company’s revenue and spending variances and activity 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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