Prepare a comprehensive performance report for March. Assume that the static budget for March was based on an activity level of 100 jobs. (Indicate the effec

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The company uses the number of jobs as its measure of activity. For example, mobile lab selling and administrative expenses should be $4,900 plus $29 per job, and the actual mobile lab operating expenses for March were $7,960. The company expected to work 100 jobs in March, but actually worked 98 jobs.

 

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Prepare a comprehensive performance report for March. Assume that the static budget for March was based on an activity level of 100 jobs. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).

AIR ASSURANC CORPORATION
Comprehensive Performance Report
For the Month Ended March 31
Flexible
Sales
Flexible
Static
Actual
Budget
Volume
Budget
Budget
Variance
Variance
Jobs
98
98
100
Variable Expenses:
Total variable expenses
Less fixed expenses:
Transcribed Image Text:AIR ASSURANC CORPORATION Comprehensive Performance Report For the Month Ended March 31 Flexible Sales Flexible Static Actual Budget Volume Budget Budget Variance Variance Jobs 98 98 100 Variable Expenses: Total variable expenses Less fixed expenses:
Air Assurance Corporation provides on-site air quality testing services. The company has
provided the following data concerning its operations:
Fixed
Variable
Component Component Actuals for
per Job
per Month
March
$275
$24,750
Revenue
Technician wages
$8.600
8,450
Mobile lab selling and administrative
4,900
29
7,960
expenses
(5,216 fixed)
2,700
Office expenses
3
2,850
(2,556 fixed)
1,580
Advertising expenses
1,650
2,870
Insurance
2,870
Miscellaneous expenses
960
2
465
(269 fixed)
Transcribed Image Text:Air Assurance Corporation provides on-site air quality testing services. The company has provided the following data concerning its operations: Fixed Variable Component Component Actuals for per Job per Month March $275 $24,750 Revenue Technician wages $8.600 8,450 Mobile lab selling and administrative 4,900 29 7,960 expenses (5,216 fixed) 2,700 Office expenses 3 2,850 (2,556 fixed) 1,580 Advertising expenses 1,650 2,870 Insurance 2,870 Miscellaneous expenses 960 2 465 (269 fixed)
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