Question

Milano Pizza is a small neighborhood pizzeria that has a small area for in-store dining as well as offering take-out and free home delivery services. The pizzeria’s owner has determined that the shop has two major cost drivers—the number of pizzas sold and the number of deliveries made.

The pizzeria’s cost formulas appear below:

	Fixed Cost per Month			Cost per Pizza			Cost per Delivery
Pizza ingredients				$	4.10
Kitchen staff	$	6,070
Utilities	$	690		$	0.10
Delivery person							$	2.90
Delivery vehicle	$	710					$	2.30
Equipment depreciation	$	464
Rent	$	2,030
Miscellaneous	$	810		$	0.05

  

In November, the pizzeria budgeted for 1,800 pizzas at an average selling price of $15 per pizza and for 220 deliveries.

Data concerning the pizzeria’s actual results in November appear below:

  

	Actual Results
Pizzas		1,900
Deliveries		200
Revenue	$	29,130
Pizza ingredients	$	8,650
Kitchen staff	$	6,010
Utilities	$	925
Delivery person	$	580
Delivery vehicle	$	1,002
Equipment depreciation	$	464
Rent	$	2,030
Miscellaneous	$	838

1. Compute the revenue and spending variances for the pizzeria for November.

Answer 1

Revenue and spending variance

Revenue (28500-29130)	630 F
Expense
Pizza ingredients (7790-8650)	860 U
Kitchen staff (6010-6070)	60 F
Utilities (880-925)	45 U
Delivery person	0 None
Delivery vehicle (1170-1002)	168 F
Equipment depreciation	0 None
Rent	0 None
Miscellaneous	67 F
Total expense	610 U
Net operating income	20 F