In: Accounting
Vanderhyde Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity;
an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one
tenant-day. During May, the kennel budgeted for 3,330 tenant-days,
but its actual level of activity was 3,373 tenant-days. The kennel
has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its
budgeting and its actual results for May:
Data used in budgeting:
| Fixed element per month | Variable element per tenant-day | |||||
| Revenue | − | $ | 39.00 | |||
| Wages and salaries | $ | 3,800 | $ | 7.50 | ||
| Food and supplies | 2,020 | 13.90 | ||||
| Facility expenses | 10,200 | 5.30 | ||||
| Administrative expenses | 10,000 | 1.00 | ||||
| Total expenses | $ | 26,020 | $ | 27.70 | ||
Actual results for May:
| Revenue | $ | 135,747 | |
| Wages and salaries | $ | 30,413 | |
| Foods and supplies | $ | 47,590 | |
| Facility expenses | $ | 27,067 | |
| Administrative expenses | $ | 13,108 | |
The net operating income in the planning budget for May would be
closest to:
$12,025
$11,609
$17,614
$18,078
| Answer | |||
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Option B is correct option: |
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| Fixed | Variable | 3330 units | |
| Revenue | $ 39 | $ 129,870 | |
| Wages and salaries | $ 3,800 | $ 7.5 | $ 28,775 |
| Food and supplies | $ 2,020 | $ 13.9 | $ 48,307 |
| Facility exp | $ 10,200 | $ 5.3 | $ 27,849 |
| Administrative exp | $ 10,000 | $ 1 | $ 13,330 |
| Total | Operating income | $ 11,609 | |