Galante Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one
Question:
Galante Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During May, the Kennel budgeted for 3,400 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,380 tenant-days. The Kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for May:
Data used in budgeting:
Fixed element
per month Variable element per tenant-day
Revenue………………………………….—…………………………$29.90
Wages and salaries………….$2,400……………………………$5.90
Expendables…………………………600…………………………..10.70
Facility expenses……………….7,400…………………………….2.90
Administrative expenses…..7,200……………………………..0.50
Total expenses
$17,600
$20.00
Actual results for May:
Revenue…………………………………………………………….$107,180
Wages and salaries……………………………..……………….$23,440
Expendables………………………………………………………..$36,784
Facility expenses…………………………………………………$19,190
Administrative expenses……………………………………….$9,128
The net operating income in the flexible budget for May would be closest to:
$15,862
$18,638
$16,060
$18,544
Cost management a strategic approach
ISBN: 978-0073526942
5th edition
Authors: Edward J. Blocher, David E. Stout, Gary Cokins