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				$	0.60
Electricity	$	1,000		$	0.07
Maintenance				$	0.20
Wages and salaries	$	4,900		$	0.20
Depreciation	$	8,400
Rent	$	1,900
Administrative expenses	$	1,400		$	0.03

For example, electricity costs are $1,000 per month plus $0.07 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,100 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.50 per car washed.

The actual operating results for August appear below.

Lavage Rapide
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual cars washed		8,200
Revenue	$	54,750
Expenses:
Cleaning supplies		5,360
Electricity		1,537
Maintenance		1,860
Wages and salaries		6,880
Depreciation		8,400
Rent		2,100
Administrative expenses		1,543
Total expense		27,680
Net operating income	$	27,070

Required:

Calculate the company's revenue and spending 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. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Answer 1

	Revenue & Spending Variance
Revenues	$         1,450.00	F
Expenses:
Cleaning Supplies	$             440.00	U
Electrivity	$               37.00	F
maintenance	$             220.00	U
Wages & Salaries	$             340.00	U
Depreciation	$                      -	N
Rent	$             200.00	U
Administrative expenses	$             103.00	F
Total Expenses	$         1,060.00	U
Net Operating Income	$             390.00	F

• Working

		WORKING COLUMNS					Actual Result	Revenue & Spending Variance		Flexible Budget
Car washed							8,200			8,200
Revenues				$      6.50			$    54,750.00	$         1,450.00	F	$    53,300.00
Expenses:
Cleaning Supplies	(	$                      -	)	$      0.60	x 8200		$      5,360.00	$             440.00	U	$      4,920.00
Electrivity	(	$         1,000.00	)	$      0.07	x 8200	)	$      1,537.00	$               37.00	F	$      1,574.00
maintenance	(	$                      -	+	$      0.20	x 8200	)	$      1,860.00	$             220.00	U	$      1,640.00
Wages & Salaries	(	$         4,900.00	+	$      0.20	x 8200	)	$      6,880.00	$             340.00	U	$      6,540.00
Depreciation	(	$         8,400.00	+	$           -	x 8200		$      8,400.00	$                      -	N	$      8,400.00
Rent	(	$         1,900.00	)	$           -	x 8200		$      2,100.00	$             200.00	U	$      1,900.00
Administrative expenses	(	$         1,400.00	+	$      0.03	x 8200	)	$      1,543.00	$             103.00	F	$      1,646.00
Total Expenses		$      17,600.00		$      1.10			$    27,680.00	$         1,060.00	U	$    26,620.00
Net Operating Income							$    27,070.00	$             390.00	F	$    26,680.00