Bernes Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During October, the kennel budgeted for 2,700 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,720 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting:   Fixed element per month Variable element per tenant-day Revenue $ 0 $ 30.80 Wages and salaries $ 3,300 $ 6.10 Food and supplies 600 10.10 Facility expenses 8,800 3.60 Administrative expenses 7,600 0.10 Total expenses $ 20,300 $ 19.90   The activity variance for net operating income in October would be closest to: Multiple Choice   A. $2,328 F   B. $218 U   C. $218 F   D. $2,328 U

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Bernes Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During October, the kennel budgeted for 2,700 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,720 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting:

  Fixed element per month Variable element per tenant-day
Revenue $ 0 $ 30.80
Wages and salaries $ 3,300 $ 6.10
Food and supplies 600 10.10
Facility expenses 8,800 3.60
Administrative expenses 7,600 0.10
Total expenses $ 20,300 $ 19.90


 

The activity variance for net operating income in October would be closest to:

Multiple Choice
 
A. $2,328 F
 
B. $218 U
 
C. $218 F
 
D. $2,328 U
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