Question

Vulcan Flyovers offers scenic overflights of Mount St. Helens, the volcano in Washington State that explosively erupted in 1982. Data concerning the company’s operations in July appear below:

Vulcan Flyovers
Operating Data
For the Month Ended July 31
	Actual Results		Flexible Budget		Planning Budget
Flights (q)		60		60		58
Revenue ($350.00q)	$	16,300	$	21,000	$	20,300
Expenses:
Wages and salaries ($3,500 + $89.00q)		8,802		8,840		8,662
Fuel ($31.00q)		2,028		1,860		1,798
Airport fees ($820 + $32.00q)		2,630		2,740		2,676
Aircraft depreciation ($10.00q)		600		600		580
Office expenses ($220 + $1.00q)		448		280		278
Total expense		14,508		14,320		13,994
Net operating income	$	1,792	$	6,680	$	6,306

The company measures its activity in terms of flights. Customers can buy individual tickets for overflights or hire an entire plane for an overflight at a discount.

Required:

1. Prepare a flexible budget performance report for July that includes revenue and spending variances and activity variances. (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