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Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility...

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 $ 1,100 $ 0.05
Maintenance $ 0.15
Wages and salaries $ 4,700 $ 0.20
Depreciation $ 8,300
Rent $ 2,000
Administrative expenses $ 1,500 $ 0.03

For example, electricity costs are $1,100 per month plus $0.05 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,100 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.00 per car washed.

The actual operating results for August are as follows:

Lavage Rapide
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual cars washed 8,200
Revenue $ 50,700
Expenses:
Cleaning supplies 5,360
Electricity 1,475
Maintenance 1,455
Wages and salaries 6,680
Depreciation 8,300
Rent 2,200
Administrative expenses 1,643
Total expense 27,113
Net operating income $ 23,587

Required:

Calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for August.

In: Accounting

Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility...

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 $ 0.50
Electricity $ 1,100 $ 0.07
Maintenance $ 0.30
Wages and salaries $ 4,600 $ 0.20
Depreciation $ 8,300
Rent $ 1,900
Administrative expenses $ 1,400 $ 0.02

For example, electricity costs are $1,100 per month plus $0.07 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,400 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.90 per car washed.

The actual operating results for August are as follows:

Lavage Rapide
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual cars washed 8,500
Revenue $ 60,060
Expenses:
Cleaning supplies 4,700
Electricity 1,658
Maintenance 2,760
Wages and salaries 6,640
Depreciation 8,300
Rent 2,100
Administrative expenses 1,468
Total expense 27,626
Net operating income $ 32,434

Required:

Calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for August.

In: Accounting

Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility...

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 $ 0.50
Electricity $ 1,300 $ 0.05
Maintenance $ 0.30
Wages and salaries $ 4,300 $ 0.30
Depreciation $ 8,400
Rent $ 1,900
Administrative expenses $ 1,400 $ 0.04

For example, electricity costs are $1,300 per month plus $0.05 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 company actually washed 8,200 cars in August.

Required:

Calculate the company's 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.)

Lavage Rapide
Activity Variances
For the Month Ended August 31
Revenue
Expenses:
Cleaning supplies
Electricity
Maintenance
Wages and salaries
Depreciation
Rent
Administrative expenses
Total expense
Net operating income

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