Exam 10: Flexible Budgets and Performance Analysis

Razor 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 November, the kennel budgeted for 3,000 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,010 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for November: -The spending variance for expendables in November would be closest to:

A static planning budget is suitable for planning and for evaluating how well costs are controlled.

Velten Corporation's flexible budget performance report for last month shows that actual indirect materials cost, a variable cost, was $45,198 and that the spending variance for indirect materials cost was $9,114 favorable. During that month, the company worked 18,600 machine-hours. Budgeted activity for the month had been 19,000 machine-hours. The cost formula per machine-hour for indirect materials cost must have been closest to:

Stent 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 3,000 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,950 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for February: -The spending variance for facility expenses in February would be closest to:

Witherington Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During June, the company budgeted for 7,800 units, but its actual level of activity was 7,850 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for June: -The direct labor in the planning budget for June would be closest to:

A flexible budget:

Werber Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During January, the clinic budgeted for 2,700 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 2,730 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for January: -The activity variance for administrative expenses in January would be closest to:

Hoeper Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During January, the clinic budgeted for 2,600 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 2,570 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for January: -The medical supplies in the flexible budget for January would be closest to:

Deleston Boat Wash's cost formula for its cleaning equipment and supplies is $2,150 per month plus $21 per boat. For the month of September, the company planned for activity of 79 boats, but the actual level of activity was 39 boats. The actual cleaning equipment and supplies for the month was $3,110. -The cleaning equipment and supplies in the planning budget for September would be closest to:

Drobot Tech 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: In November, the school budgeted for 1,470 students and 126 courses. The actual activity for the month was 1,770 students and 122 courses. Required: Prepare the school's planning budget for November.

Nasson Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During August, the company budgeted for 6,700 units, but its actual level of activity was 6,730 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for August: -The direct materials in the flexible budget for August would be closest to:

Guilbault Midwifery's cost formula for its wages and salaries is $2,340 per month plus $154 per birth. For the month of June, the company planned for activity of 115 births, but the actual level of activity was 112 births. The actual wages and salaries for the month was $19,530. The wages and salaries in the planning budget for June would be closest to:

Higgenbotham Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During May, the clinic budgeted for 3,600 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 3,580 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting for May: -The medical supplies in the flexible budget for May would be closest to:

Dwelmont Hotel bases its budgets on guest-days. The hotel's static budget for May appears below: -The total cost at the activity level of 2,800 guest-days per month should be:

During September, Noaks Clinic plans for an activity level of 3,300 patient-visits. The clinic uses the following revenue and cost formulas in its budgeting, where q is the number of patient-visits: Revenue: $30.50q Personnel expenses: $30,900 + $8.40q Medical supplies: $1,200 + $4.50q Occupancy expenses: $6,400 + $1.70q Administrative expenses: $3,700 + $0.10q Required: Prepare the clinic's planning budget for September.

Murphree Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During April, the clinic budgeted for 3,300 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 3,350 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for April: -The net operating income in the planning budget for April would be closest to:

Laboe 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 2,900 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,940 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting: -The net operating income in the planning budget for February would be closest to:

Rippelmeyer 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 June, the kennel budgeted for 3,600 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,550 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for June: -The activity variance for wages and salaries in June would be closest to:

Jauron 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 September, the kennel budgeted for 2,300 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,310 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for September: -The administrative expenses in the planning budget for September would be closest to:

Pollica Corporation's cost formula for its selling and administrative expense is $11,400 per month plus $94 per unit. For the month of March, the company planned for activity of 5,700 units, but the actual level of activity was 5,660 units. The actual selling and administrative expense for the month was $522,860. -The selling and administrative expense in the flexible budget for March would be closest to: