Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below:
| Fixed Element per Month |
Variable Element per Customer Served | Actual Total for May |
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| Revenue | $ | 5,900 | $ | 216,500 | |||
| Employee salaries and wages | $ | 66,000 | $ | 1,300 | $ | 116,200 | |
| Travel expenses | $ | 580 | $ | 19,700 | |||
| Other expenses | $ | 45,000 | $ | 42,500 | |||
When preparing its planning budget the company estimated that it would serve 35 customers per month; however, during May the company actually served 40 customers.
Foundational 9-14
14. What activity variance would Adger report in May with respect to its revenue? (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.)
| Ans. 14 | Activity variance is the difference between Planning revenue and flexible budgeted revenue. | ||
| Therefore first of all, we need to calculate the revenue of flexible budget and planning budget. | |||
| Flexible budget is prepared on the basis of actual units (customers served). | |||
| Flexible budgeted revenue = Actual customers served * Revenue per unit | |||
| 40 * $5,900 | |||
| $236,000 | |||
| Planning budget is prepared on the basis of planned units (customers served).. | |||
| Planning budgeted revenue = Estimated customers to be served * Revenue per unit | |||
| 35 * $5,900 | |||
| $206,500 | |||
| Activity variance = Flexible budgeted revenue - Planning revenue | |||
| $236,000 - $206,500 | |||
| $29,500 | Favorable | ||
| *The variance is favorable because flexible budgeted revenue is greater than planned. | |||
Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers...
Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below: Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Customer Served Actual Total for May Revenue $ 5,900 $ 216,500 Employee salaries and wages $ 66,000 $ 1,300 $ 116,200 Travel expenses $ 580 $ 19,700 Other expenses $ 45,000...
Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below: Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Customer Served Actual Total for May Revenue $ 5,900 $ 216,500 Employee salaries and wages $ 66,000 $ 1,300 $ 116,200 Travel expenses $ 580 $ 19,700 Other expenses $ 45,000...
Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below: Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Customer Served Actual Total for May Revenue $ 5,900 $ 216,500 Employee salaries and wages $ 66,000 $ 1,300 $ 116,200 Travel expenses $ 580 $ 19,700 Other expenses $ 45,000...
Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below: Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Customer Served Actual Total for May Revenue $ 5,900 $ 216,500 Employee salaries and wages $ 66,000 $ 1,300 $ 116,200 Travel expenses $ 580 $ 19,700 Other expenses $ 45,000...
Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below: Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Customer Served Actual Total for May Revenue $ 5,900 $ 216,500 Employee salaries and wages $ 66,000 $ 1,300 $ 116,200 Travel expenses $ 580 $ 19,700 Other expenses $ 45,000...
Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below: Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Customer Served Actual Total for May Revenue $ 5,900 $ 216,500 Employee salaries and wages $ 66,000 $ 1,300 $ 116,200 Travel expenses $ 580 $ 19,700 Other expenses $ 45,000...
Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below: Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Customer Served Actual Total for May Revenue $ 5,900 $ 216,500 Employee salaries and wages $ 66,000 $ 1,300 $ 116,200 Travel expenses $ 580 $ 19,700 Other expenses $ 45,000...
Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below: Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Customer Served Actual Total for May Revenue $ 5,900 $ 216,500 Employee salaries and wages $ 66,000 $ 1,300 $ 116,200 Travel expenses $ 580 $ 19,700 Other expenses $ 45,000...
Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below: Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Customer Served Actual Total for May Revenue $ 5,900 $ 216,500 Employee salaries and wages $ 66,000 $ 1,300 $ 116,200 Travel expenses $ 580 $ 19,700 Other expenses $ 45,000...
Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below: Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Customer Served Actual Total for May Revenue $ 5,900 $ 216,500 Employee salaries and wages $ 66,000 $ 1,300 $ 116,200 Travel expenses $ 580 $ 19,700 Other expenses $ 45,000...