Question: Smithi 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 February, the kennel budgeted for 3,610 tenant days, but its actual level of activity was 3,600 tenant days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for February:Data used in budgeting: Revenue Wages and salaries Food and supplies Facility expenses Fixed element per month Variable element per tenant day $ 33.30 $2,125 $6.20 Administrative Total expenses Actual results for February: Revenue $ 1,18,985 Wages and salaries $ 24,013 Food and supplies $ 43,150 Facility expenses $ 33,481 Administrative expenses $ 13,295 $ 1,190 $9,250 $11.30 $ 6.90 $ 7,990 $ 20,555 $ 1.50 $25.90 The spending variance for food and supplies in February would be closest to: A. $1,280 F B. $1,280 U C. $1,204 F D. $895 U The sum of the variable overhead spending variance, the variable overhead efficiency variance, and the fixed overhead spending variance is the: a. Production variance. b. Quantity variance. c. Volume variance. d. Price variance. e. Controllable variance.
Question: Smithi 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 February, the kennel budgeted for 3,610 tenant days, but its actual level of activity was 3,600 tenant days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for February:Data used in budgeting: Revenue Wages and salaries Food and supplies Facility expenses Fixed element per month Variable element per tenant day $ 33.30 $2,125 $6.20 Administrative Total expenses Actual results for February: Revenue $ 1,18,985 Wages and salaries $ 24,013 Food and supplies $ 43,150 Facility expenses $ 33,481 Administrative expenses $ 13,295 $ 1,190 $9,250 $11.30 $ 6.90 $ 7,990 $ 20,555 $ 1.50 $25.90 The spending variance for food and supplies in February would be closest to: A. $1,280 F B. $1,280 U C. $1,204 F D. $895 U The sum of the variable overhead spending variance, the variable overhead efficiency variance, and the fixed overhead spending variance is the: a. Production variance. b. Quantity variance. c. Volume variance. d. Price variance. e. Controllable variance.
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