Question

The St. Lucia Blood Bank, a private charity partly supported by government grants, is located on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. The blood bank has just finished its operations for September, which was a particularly busy month due to a powerful hurricane that hit neighboring islands causing many injuries. The hurricane largely bypassed St. Lucia, but residents of St. Lucia willingly donated their blood to help people on other islands. As a consequence, the blood bank collected and processed over 20% more blood than had been originally planned for the month. A report prepared by a government official comparing actual costs to budgeted costs for the blood bank appears below. Continued support from the government depends on the blood bank’s ability to demonstrate control over its costs. St. Lucia Blood Bank Cost Control Report For the Month Ended September 30 Actual Results Planning Budget Variances Liters of blood collected 880 700 Medical supplies $ 10,268 $ 8,120 $ 2,148 U Lab tests 12,266 10,080 2,186 U Equipment depreciation 1,780 1,500 280 U Rent 1,300 1,300 0 Utilities 308 280 28 U Administration 14,185 14,000 185 U Total expense $ 40,107 $ 35,280 $ 4,827 U The managing director of the blood bank was very unhappy with this report, claiming that his costs were higher than expected due to the emergency on the neighboring islands. He also pointed out that the additional costs had been fully covered by payments from grateful recipients on the other islands. The government official who prepared the report countered that all of the figures had been submitted by the blood bank to the government; he was just pointing out that actual costs were a lot higher than promised in the budget. The following cost formulas were used to construct the planning budget: Cost Formulas Medical supplies $11.60q Lab tests $14.40q Equipment depreciation $1,500 Rent $1,300 Utilities $280 Administration $12,600 + $2.00q Required: 1. Complete the performance report for September using the flexible budget approach. (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. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to nearest whole dollar.)  

Answer 1

	Actual results	Spending variances		Flexible Budget	Activity variances		Planning Budget
Liters of blood collected	880			880			700
Medical supplies	10268	60	U	10208	2088	U	8120
Lab tests	12266	406	F	12672	2592	U	10080
Equipment depreciation	1780	280	U	1500	0	None	1500
Rent	1300	0	None	1300	0	None	1300
Utilities	308	28	U	280	0	None	280
Administration	14185	175	F	14360	360	U	14000
Total expense	40107	213	F	40320	5040	U	35280