Question

Laizure Clinic uses patient-visits as its measure of activity. The clinic bases its budgets on the following information: Revenue should be $73.90 per patient-visit. Personnel expenses should be $37,500 per month plus $17.60 per patient-visit. Medical supplies should be $3,800 per month plus $13.00 per patient-visit. Occupancy expenses should be $10,200 per month plus $11.00 per patient-visit. Administrative expenses should be $5,700 per month plus $9.10 per patient-visit.

The clinic reported the following actual results for November:

Patient-visits		2,980
Revenue	$	254,240
Personnel expenses	$	100,320
Medical supplies	$	49,040
Occupancy expenses	$	28,150
Administrative expenses	$	18,550

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). Input all amounts as positive values.)

Garrison 16e Rechecks 2017-10-31

Answer 1

Calculate revenue and spending variance

Revenue (2980*73.90-254240)	34018 F
Personnel expenses (89948-100320)	10372 U
Medical supplies (42540-49040)	6500 U
Occupancy expenses (42980-28150)	14830 F
Administrative expense (32818-18550)	14268 F
Net operating income	46244 F