Wyzard Corporation is a shipping container refurbishment company that measures i

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Wyzard Corporation is a shipping container refurbishment company that measures its output by the number of containers refurbished. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results of operations for February.

When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of February, it assumed that 37 containers would have been refurbished. However, 32 containers were actually refurbished during February.

The revenue variance in the Revenue and Spending Variances column of a report comparing actual results to the flexible budget for February would have been closest to:

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$1,800 F

$1,800 U

$17,200 U

$17,200 F

Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Container Refurbished Actual Total for February Revenue $ 3,800 $ 123,400 Employee salaries and wages $ 40,000 $ 1,100 $ 73,800 Refurbishing materials $ 700 $ 21,800 Other expenses $ 29,700 $ 28,800

Explanation / Answer

$1,800 F

Revenue as per flexible budget = 32 * 3800 = 121600

Actual revenue = 123400

Variance = $1800

Since the actual revenue is greater than budgeted revenue, variance is favorable

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