Flight Café prepares in-flight meals for airlines in its kitchen located next to a local airport. The company’s planning budget for July appears below: Flight Café Planning Budget For the Month Ended July 31 Budgeted meals (q) 27,000 Revenue ($4.00q) $ 108,000 Expenses: Raw materials ($2.00q) 54,000 Wages and salaries ($6,200 + $0.20q) 11,600 Utilities ($2,100 + $0.05q) 3,450 Facility rent ($3,500) 3,500 Insurance ($2,000) 2,000 Miscellaneous ($700 + $0.10q) 3,400 Total expense 77,950 Net operating income $ 30,050 In July, 28,000 meals were actually served. The company’s flexible budget for this level of activity appears below: Flight Café Flexible Budget For the Month Ended July 31 Budgeted meals (q) 28,000 Revenue ($4.00q) $ 112,000 Expenses: Raw materials ($2.00q) 56,000 Wages and salaries ($6,200+ $0.20q) 11,800 Utilities ($2,100 + $0.05q) 3,500 Facility rent ($3,500) 3,500 Insurance ($2,000) 2,000 Miscellaneous ($700 + $0.10q) 3,500 Total expense 80,300 Net operating income $ 31,700 Required: 1. Calculate the company’s activity variances for July. (Ind

Wember Catering uses two measures of activity, jobs and meals, in the cost formulas in its budgets and performance reports. The cost formula for catering supplies is $550 per month plus $77 per job plus $13 per meal. A typical job involves serving a number of meals to guests at a corporate function or at a host's home. The company expected its activity in September to be 18 jobs and 148 meals, but the actual activity was 14 jobs and 145 meals. The actual cost for catering supplies in September was $3,340. The catering supplies in the planning budget for September would be closest to: Multiple Choice O $3,890 $3,860 $3,340 $3,513