Question

AirQual Test Corporation provides on-site air quality testing services. The company has provided the following cost formulas and actual results for the month of February:

	Fixed Component per Month			Variable Component per Job			Actual Total for February
Revenue				$	277		$	36,030
Technician wages	$	8,500					$	8,350
Mobile lab operating expenses	$	4,700		$	31		$	8,880
Office expenses	$	2,700		$	3		$	2,970
Advertising expenses	$	1,560					$	1,630
Insurance	$	2,860					$	2,860
Miscellaneous expenses	$	950		$	1		$	395

The company uses the number of jobs as its measure of activity. For example, mobile lab operating expenses should be $4,700 plus $31 per job, and the actual mobile lab operating expenses for February were $8,880. The company expected to work 140 jobs in February, but actually worked 144 jobs.

Required:

Prepare a flexible budget performance report showing AirQual Test Corporation’s revenue and spending variances and activity variances for February. (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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