FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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Dinham 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 March, the kennel budgeted for 3,600 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,630 tenant-days. The kennel has provided
the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for March:
Data used in budgeting:
Revenue
Wages and salaries
Food and supplies
Facility expenses
Administrative expenses
Total expenses
Actual results for March:
Revenue
Wages and salaries
Food and supplies
Facility expenses
Administrative expenses
h
Multiple Choice
$805 F
Fixed element
per month
A
$ 0
$ 2,500
1,500
8,000
6,500
$ 18,500
The spending variance for food and supplies in March would be closest to:
$ 121,234
$ 28,550
$ 53,125
$ 18,250
$ 7,095
Variable
element per
tenant-day
$ 34.50
$ 7.50
14.00
3.00
0.60
$ 25.10
1
1
€
O
:
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Transcribed Image Text:Dinham 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 March, the kennel budgeted for 3,600 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,630 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for March: Data used in budgeting: Revenue Wages and salaries Food and supplies Facility expenses Administrative expenses Total expenses Actual results for March: Revenue Wages and salaries Food and supplies Facility expenses Administrative expenses h Multiple Choice $805 F Fixed element per month A $ 0 $ 2,500 1,500 8,000 6,500 $ 18,500 The spending variance for food and supplies in March would be closest to: $ 121,234 $ 28,550 $ 53,125 $ 18,250 $ 7,095 Variable element per tenant-day $ 34.50 $ 7.50 14.00 3.00 0.60 $ 25.10 1 1 € O :
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