Jake’s Roof Repair has provided the following data concerning its costs: Fixed C
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Jake’s Roof Repair has provided the following data concerning its costs:
Fixed Cost per Month Cost per Repair-Hour
Wages and salaries $ 21,300 $ 15.00
Parts and supplies $ 7.30
Equipment depreciation $ 2,760 $ 0.50
Truck operating expenses $ 5,780 $ 1.60
Rent $ 4,640
Administrative expenses $ 3,870 $ 0.60
For example, wages and salaries should be $21,300 plus $15.00 per repair-hour. The company expected to work 2,700 repair-hours in May, but actually worked 2,600 repair-hours. The company expects its sales to be $52.00 per repair-hour.
Required: Compute the company’s activity variances for May. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)
Explanation / Answer
Calculation of company’s activity variances for May:
Fixed Budget
Flexible Budget
Activity Variance
A
B
B-A
Repair-hours
2700
2600
Wages and salaries
$ 61,800.00
$ 60,300.00
$ 1,500.00
F
21300 + (2700*15)
21300 + (2600*15)
Parts and supplies
$ 19,710.00
$ 18,980.00
$ 730.00
F
(2700*7.3)
(2600*7.3)
Equipment depreciation
$ 4,110.00
$ 4,060.00
$ 50.00
F
2760 + (2700*0.50)
2760 + (2600*0.50)
Truck operating expenses
$ 10,100.00
$ 9,940.00
$ 160.00
F
5780 + (2700*1.60)
5780 + (2600*1.60)
Rent
$ 4,640.00
$ 4,640.00
$ -
None
(Fixed)
(Fixed)
Administrative expenses
$ 5,400.00
$ 5,340.00
$ 60.00
F
3780 + (2700*0.60)
3780 + (2600*0.60)
Calculation of company’s activity variances for May:
Fixed Budget
Flexible Budget
Activity Variance
A
B
B-A
Repair-hours
2700
2600
Wages and salaries
$ 61,800.00
$ 60,300.00
$ 1,500.00
F
21300 + (2700*15)
21300 + (2600*15)
Parts and supplies
$ 19,710.00
$ 18,980.00
$ 730.00
F
(2700*7.3)
(2600*7.3)
Equipment depreciation
$ 4,110.00
$ 4,060.00
$ 50.00
F
2760 + (2700*0.50)
2760 + (2600*0.50)
Truck operating expenses
$ 10,100.00
$ 9,940.00
$ 160.00
F
5780 + (2700*1.60)
5780 + (2600*1.60)
Rent
$ 4,640.00
$ 4,640.00
$ -
None
(Fixed)
(Fixed)
Administrative expenses
$ 5,400.00
$ 5,340.00
$ 60.00
F
3780 + (2700*0.60)
3780 + (2600*0.60)
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