Question

The Gourmand Cooking School runs short cooking courses at its small campus. Management has identified two cost drivers it uses in its budgeting and performance reports-the number of courses and the total number of students. For example, the school might run two courses in a month and have a total of 64 students enrolled in those two courses. Data concerning the company's cost formulas appear below: Instructor wages classroom supplies Utilities Campus rent Insurance Administrative expenses Fixed Cost per Cost per cost per Month Course Student $ 2,980 $ 280 $1,220 $ 80 $4,700 $2,300 $3,700 $ 41 $ 6 For example, administrative expenses should be $3,700 per month plus $41 per course plus $6 per student. The company's sales should average $880 per student. The company planned to run four courses with a total of 64 students; however, it actually ran four courses with a total of only 60 students. The actual operating results for September appear below: Revenue Instructor wages classroom supplies Utilities Campus rent Insurance Administrative expenses Actual $ 53, 420 $ 11,200 $ 17,770 $ 1,950 $ 4,700 $ 2,440 $ 3,674 Required: Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows both revenue and spending variances and activity variances for September. (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.)

Answer 1

Solution:

Gourmand Cooking School
Flexible Budget Performance Report
For the month ended June 30
Particulars	Actual results	Revenue and spending variances		Flexible Budget	Activity Variances		Planning Budget
Courses	4			4			4
Student	60			60			64
Revenue	$53,420.00	$620.00	F	$52,800.00	$3,520.00	U	$56,320.00
Expenses:
Instructor Wages	$11,200.00	$720.00	F	$11,920.00	$0.00	None	$11,920.00
Classroom Supplies	$17,770.00	$970.00	U	$16,800.00	$1,120.00	F	$17,920.00
Utilities	$1,950.00	$410.00	U	$1,540.00	$0.00	None	$1,540.00
Campus Rent	$4,700.00	$0.00	None	$4,700.00	$0.00	None	$4,700.00
Insurance	$2,440.00	$140.00	U	$2,300.00	$0.00	None	$2,300.00
Administrative Expenses	$3,674.00	$550.00	F	$4,224.00	$24.00	F	$4,248.00
Total expense	$41,734.00	$250.00	U	$41,484.00	$1,144.00	F	$42,628.00
Net Operating Income	$11,686.00	$370.00	F	$11,316.00	$2,376.00	U	$13,692.00