Snyders 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 2,600 tenant.days, but its actual level of activity was 2,610 tenant-days. The kernel has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting:     Fixed element per month Variable element per tenant-day Revenue - 27.20 Wages and salaries 3300 5.20 Expendables 800 9.40 Facility expenses 8600 2.40 Adminstrative expenses 6600 0.30 Total Expenses 19300 17.30 The activity variance for wages and salaries in October would be closest to: Select one: a. $52 U b. $652 F c. $52 F d. $652 U

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Snyders 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 2,600 tenant.days, but its actual level of activity was 2,610 tenant-days. The kernel has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting:
 
  Fixed element per month Variable element per tenant-day
Revenue - 27.20
Wages and salaries 3300 5.20
Expendables 800 9.40
Facility expenses 8600 2.40
Adminstrative expenses 6600 0.30
Total Expenses 19300 17.30
The activity variance for wages and salaries in October would be closest to:
Select one:
a.
$52 U
b.
$652 F
c.
$52 F
d.
$652 U
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