Question

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 $ 0.40 Electricity $ 1,300 $ 0.07 Maintenance $ 0.15 Wages and salaries $ 4,300 $ 0.20 Depreciation $ 8,100 Rent $ 1,800 Administrative expenses $ 1,600 $ 0.03 For example, electricity costs are $1,300 per month plus $0.07 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,200 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.20 per car washed. The actual operating results for August appear below.

he actual operating results for August appear below.

Lavage Rapide
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual cars washed		8,300
Revenue	$	52,940
Expenses:
Cleaning supplies		3,780
Electricity		1,844
Maintenance		1,470
Wages and salaries		6,300
Depreciation		8,100
Rent		2,000
Administrative expenses		1,746
Total expense		25,240
Net operating income	$	27,700

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.)

Answer 1