Vinubhai Lavage Rapide owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides estimatesconcerning the company's costs:Cleaning suppliesElectricityMaintenance.Wages and salaries.DepreciationAdministrative expensesRentActual cars washedRevenueExpenses:Cleaning suppliesElectricityMaintenanceFor example, electricity costs should be $1,300 per month plus $0.05 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,500 cars inAugust and to collect an average of $6.40 per car washed.The actual operating results for August are as follows:Lavage RapideIncome StatementFor the Month Ended August 31Wages and salaries.DepreciationRentAdministrative expensesTotal expensesNet operating incomeCars washedRevenueExpenses:Cleaning suppliesElectricityMaintenanceWages and salariesDepreciationFixedCost per Cost perMonthCar Washed$ 0.70$1,300$ 0.05$ 0.25$ 0.30Rent$ 4,900$ 8,400$ 2,200$ 1,700Administrative expensesTotal expensesNet operating income8,600$ 56,500Required:Prepare a flexible budget performance report for August.Note: Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zerovariance). Input all amounts as positive values.ActualResults6,4501,6952,3651,77030,890$ 25,6107,8108,4002,4008,600$ 56,500$ 0.02Lavage RapideFlexible Budget Performance ReportFor the Month Ended August 316,4501,6952,3657,8108,4002,4001,77030,890$ 25,610Revenue andFlexibleSpending Variances BudgetActivity VariancesPlanningBudget

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Lavage Rapide owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides estimates concerning the company's costs: Cleaning supplies Electricity Maintenance Wages and salaries. Depreciation Administrative expenses Rent Actual cars washed Revenue Expenses: For example, electricity costs should be $1,300 per month plus $0.05 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,500 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.40 per car washed. The actual operating results for August are as follows: Lavage Rapide Income Statement For the Month Ended August 31 Cleaning supplies Electricity Maintenance Wages and salaries Depreciation Rent Fixed Cost per Month $ 1,300 $ 4,900 $ 8,400 $ 2,200 $ 1,700 Administrative expenses Total expenses Net operating income Cost per Car Washed $ 0.70 $ 0.05 $ 0.25 $ 0.30 8,600 $ 56,500 6,450 1,695 2,365 7,810 $ 0.02 8,400 2,400 1,770 30,890 $ 25,610 Required: Prepare a flexible budget performance report for August. Note: Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero

Lavage Rapide owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides estimates concerning the company's costs: Cleaning supplies Electricity Maintenance Wages and salaries. Depreciation Administrative expenses Rent Actual cars washed Revenue Expenses: For example, electricity costs should be $1,300 per month plus $0.05 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,500 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.40 per car washed. The actual operating results for August are as follows: Lavage Rapide Income Statement For the Month Ended August 31 Cleaning supplies Electricity Maintenance Wages and salaries Depreciation Rent Fixed Cost per Month $ 1,300 $ 4,900 $ 8,400 $ 2,200 $ 1,700 Administrative expenses Total expenses Net operating income Cost per Car Washed $ 0.70 $ 0.05 $ 0.25 $ 0.30 8,600 $ 56,500 6,450 1,695 2,365 7,810 $ 0.02 8,400 2,400 1,770 30,890 $ 25,610 Required: Prepare a flexible budget performance report for August. Note: Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero

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Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides estimates concerning the company's costs: cleaning supplies Electricity Maintenance Mages and salaries Depreciation Rent Administrative expenses For example, electricity costs should be $1,200 per month plus $0.10 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,300 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.50 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 Revenue Expenses Cleaning supplies Electricity Maintenance Wages and salaries Depreciation Fixed Cost per Month $1,200 $ 4,400 $8,100 $ 2,100 $1,800 Rent Administrative expenses Total expense Bet operating income Cost per Car Washed $0.80 $0.10 $ 0.20 $0.30 8,400 $56,050 7,140 2,000 1,900 7,250 0,100 2,300 2,032 30,722 $ 25,328 $ 0.04 Required: Calculate the company's revenue and spending…
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