ShawnTech is a for-profit vocational school. The school bases its budgets on two measures of activity (i.e., cost drivers), namely student and course. The school uses the following data in its budgeting: Fixed element per month variable element per student variable element per course revenue $0 $354 $0 faculty wages $0 $0 $2,300 course supplies $0 $48 $40 administrative expenses $41,700 $13 $21 In October, the school budgeted for 1,400 students and 127 courses. The actual activity for the month was 1,500 students and 129 courses. Prepare a report showing the school's activity variances for October. Label each variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

ShawnTech is a for-profit vocational school. The school bases its budgets on two measures of activity (i.e., cost drivers), namely student and course. The school uses the following data in its budgeting: Fixed element per month variable element per student variable element per course revenue $0 $354 $0 faculty wages $0 $0 $2,300 course supplies $0 $48 $40 administrative expenses $41,700 $13 $21 In October, the school budgeted for 1,400 students and 127 courses. The actual activity for the month was 1,500 students and 129 courses. Prepare a report showing the school's activity variances for October. Label each variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

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	Fixed element per month	variable element per student	variable element per course
revenue	$0	$354	$0
faculty wages	$0	$0	$2,300
course supplies	$0	$48	$40
administrative expenses	$41,700	$13	$21