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Laizure Clinic uses patient-visits as its measure of activity. The clinic bases

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Question

Laizure Clinic uses patient-visits as its measure of activity. The clinic bases its budgets on the following information: Revenue should be $56.90 per patient-visit. Personnel expenses should be $35,800 per month plus $15.90 per patient-visit. Medical supplies should be $2,100 per month plus $11.30 per patient-visit. Occupancy expenses should be $8,500 per month plus $2.50 per patient-visit. Administrative expenses should be $4,000 per month plus $0.60 per patient-visit.

The clinic reported the following actual results for November:

Required:

Prepare a report showing the clinic's revenue and spending variances for November. Label each variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance) next to the "Revenue and Spending Variances" column. Input all amounts as positive values.)

Patient-visits Revenue Personnel expenses Medical supplies Occupancy expenses Administrative expenses 2,810 $169,240 $83,320 $35, 440 $14,556e $4,956e

Explanation / Answer

Laizure Clinic Revenue and Spending Varainces For the month ended November 30 Actual Results Flexible Budget Revenue and Spending Variances Calculation Patient Visits              2,810        2,810 Revenue          169,240 2810 X56.9    159,889 9,351 F Expenses:     Personnel Expenses            83,320 35,800+(2810*15.9)      80,479 2,841 U     Medical supplies            35,440 2,100+(2810*11.3)      33,853 1,587 U     Occupancy Expenses            14,550 8,500+(2810*2.5)      15,525 975 F     Administrative Expenses              4,950 4,000+(2810*0.6)        5,686 736 F Total Expenses          138,260    135,543 2,717 U Net Operating Income            30,980      24,346 6,634 F