Question

The Gourmand Cooking School runs short cooking courses at its small campus. Management has identified two cost drivers it uses in its budgeting and performance reports—the number of courses and the total number of students. For example, the school might run two courses in a month and have a total of 65 students enrolled in those two courses. Data concerning the company’s cost formulas appear below:

	Fixed Cost per Month		Cost per Course		Cost per Student
Instructor wages			$	2,950
Classroom supplies					$	280
Utilities	$	1,200	$	65
Campus rent	$	4,500
Insurance	$	2,000
Administrative expenses	$	3,600	$	45	$	6

For example, administrative expenses should be $3,600 per month plus $45 per course plus $6 per student. The company’s sales should average $890 per student.

The company planned to run four courses with a total of 65 students; however, it actually ran four courses with a total of only 57 students. The actual operating results for September appear below:

	Actual
Revenue	$	54,950
Instructor wages	$	11,080
Classroom supplies	$	18,050
Utilities	$	1,870
Campus rent	$	4,500
Insurance	$	2,140
Administrative expenses	$	3,596

Required:

1. Prepare the company’s planning budget for September.

2. Prepare the company’s flexible budget for September.

3. Calculate the revenue and spending variances for September.

Answer 1