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 62 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			$	2,970
Classroom supplies					$	290
Utilities	$	1,200	$	75
Campus rent	$	4,800
Insurance	$	2,400
Administrative expenses	$	3,700	$	40	$	5

For example, administrative expenses should be $3,700 per month plus $40 per course plus $5 per student. The company’s sales should average $880 per student.

The company planned to run four courses with a total of 62 students; however, it actually ran four courses with a total of only 52 students. The actual operating results for September appear below:

	Actual
Revenue	$	51,660
Instructor wages	$	11,160
Classroom supplies	$	17,830
Utilities	$	1,910
Campus rent	$	4,800
Insurance	$	2,540
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

Planning Budget
Particulars	Planning Budget
Courses	4
Student	62
Revenue	$54,560.00
Expenses:
Instructor Wages	$11,880.00
Classroom Supplies	$17,980.00
Utilities	$1,500.00
Campus Rent	$4,800.00
Insurance	$2,400.00
Administrative Expenses	$4,170.00
Tototal Expense	$42,730.00
Net Operating Income	$11,830.00

Flexible Budget
Particulars	Flexible Budget
Courses	4
Student	52
Revenue	$45,760.00
Expenses:
Instructor Wages	$11,880.00
Classroom Supplies	$15,080.00
Utilities	$1,500.00
Campus Rent	$4,800.00
Insurance	$2,400.00
Administrative Expenses	$4,120.00
Tototal Expense	$39,780.00
Net Operating Income	$5,980.00

Particulars	Actual	Revenue and spending variances	Flexible Budget
Courses	4			4
Student	52			52
Revenue	$51,660.00	$5,900.00	F	$45,760.00
Expenses:
Instructor Wages	$11,160.00	$720.00	F	$11,880.00
Classroom Supplies	$17,830.00	$2,750.00	U	$15,080.00
Utilities	$1,910.00	$410.00	U	$1,500.00
Campus Rent	$4,800.00	$0.00	None	$4,800.00
Insurance	$2,540.00	$140.00	U	$2,400.00
Administrative Expenses	$3,596.00	$524.00	F	$4,120.00
Tototal Expense	$41,836.00	$2,056.00	U	$39,780.00
Net Operating Income	$9,824.00	$3,844.00	F	$5,980.00