Tennies Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During November, the clinic budgeted for 4,200 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 4,190 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for November:   Data used in budgeting:     Fixed element per month Variable element per client-visit Revenue   -   $ 37.20             Personnel expenses $ 31,300   $ 12.20 Medical supplies   2,100     7.60 Occupancy expenses   9,400     3.70 Administrative expenses   7,700     0.20 Total expenses $ 50,500   $ 23.70     Actual results for November:       Revenue $ 156,078   Personnel expenses $ 82,376 Medical supplies $ 34,788 Occupancy expenses $ 24,405 Administrative expenses $ 8,291

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Tennies Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During November, the clinic budgeted for 4,200 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 4,190 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for November:

 

Data used in budgeting:

 

  Fixed element per month Variable element per client-visit
Revenue   -   $ 37.20
           
Personnel expenses $ 31,300   $ 12.20
Medical supplies   2,100     7.60
Occupancy expenses   9,400     3.70
Administrative expenses   7,700     0.20
Total expenses $ 50,500   $ 23.70
 

 

Actual results for November:

 

   
Revenue $ 156,078  
Personnel expenses $ 82,376
Medical supplies $ 34,788
Occupancy expenses $ 24,405
Administrative expenses $ 8,291
 

 

The activity variance for personnel expenses in November would be closest to:

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