Question

AirQual Test Corporation provides on-site air quality testing services. The company has provided the following cost formulas and actual results for the month of February: Fixed Component per Month Actual Total Component per Job for February 30,730 7,950 8,680 $ 2,910 1,690 $ 2,880 Variable $ 279 Revenue Technician wages Mobile lab operating expenses office expenses Advertising expenses 8,100 5,000 2,700 32 $ 3 1,620 2,880 960 Insurance Miscellaneous expenses $ 2 505 The company uses the number of jobs as its measure of activity. For example, mobile lab operating expenses should be $5,000 plus $32 per job, and the actual mobile lab operating expenses for February were $8,680. The company expected to work 120 jobs in February, but actually worked 126 jobs Required: Prepare a flexible budget performance report showing AirQual Test Corporation's revenue and spending variances and activity variances for February. (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.) AirQual Test Corporation Flexible Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended February 28 Actual Results Planning Budget Flexible Budget Jobs 126 Revenue $30.730 Expenses: Technician wages 7,950 8,100 Mobile lab operating 8,680 5,000 expenses Office expenses 2,910 2,700 Advertising expenses 1,690 1,620 Insurance 2,880 2,880 Miscellaneous expenses 505 960 Total expense 24,615 Net operating income 6,115

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AirQual Test Corporation Flexible Budget Performance Report For the month Ended February 28 Actual results | Revenue and Flexible Budget Activity Variances Planning Budget spending variances 126 120 Particulars Jobs 126 $30,730 $4,424 U $35,154 $1,674 F $33,480 Revenue Expenses: Technical wages Mobile lab operating expenses Office Expenses Advertising Expense Insurance Miscellaneous Expenses Total expense $7,950 $8,680 $2,9101 $1,690 $2,880 $505 $24,615 $150 F $352 F $168 F $700 $0 None $707 F $1,307 F $8,100 $9,032 $3,078 $1,620 $2,880 $1,212 $25,922 $0 None $192U $18 u $0 None $0 None $12 u $222 u $8,100 $8,840 $3,060 $1,620 $2,880 $1,200 $25,700 36 Net Operating Income $6,115 $3,117 U $9,232 $1,452F $7,780 Sheet504 Sheet49 (14) Sheet36 (14) Sheet507 ) She