Refer to the data for The Exterminator Inc. in Exercise 96. In Exercise 96, The Exterminator Inc. provides on-site residential pest extermination services. The company

Refer to the data for The Exterminator Inc. in Exercise 9–6.

In Exercise 9–6, The Exterminator Inc. provides on-site residential pest extermination services. The company has several mobile teams who are dispatched from a central location in company-owned trucks. The company uses the number of jobs to measure activity. At the beginning of May, the company budgeted for 200 jobs, but the actual number of jobs turned out to be 208. A report comparing the budgeted revenues and costs to the actual revenues and costs appears below:

A management intern has suggested that the budgeted revenues and costs should be adjusted for the actual level of activity in May before they are compared to the actual revenues and costs. Because the actual level of activity was 4% higher than budgeted, the intern suggested that all budgeted revenues and costs should be adjusted upward by 4%. A report comparing the budgeted revenues and costs, with this adjustment, to the actual revenues and costs appears below:

Required:
Is the above variance report useful for evaluating how well revenues and costs were controlled during May? Why or whynot?

The Exterminator Inc Variance Report For the Month Ended May 31 Planning Actual Budget Results Variances Jobs. Revenue Expenses 200 208 $37,000 $36,400 $600 U 16,900 7,060 Mobile team operating costs Exterminating supplies Advertising Dispatching costs Office rent Insurance 4,000 900 2,700 2,300 3,600 30,400 4,350 1,040 2,340 2,300 3,600 30,690 6,600 S5,710 $890 U 160 U 350 U 140 U 360 F 0 Total expense Net operating income 290 U The Exterminator Inc. Variance Report For the Month Ended May 31 Adjusted Planning Budget Results Variances Actual 208 $38,480 208 Jobs Hevenue Expenses $36,400 $2,080 U Mobile team operating costs Exterminating supplies Advertising Dispatching costs Office rent Insurance 17,576 4,160 936 2,808 2,392 3,744 31,616 $6,864 17,060 4,350 1,040 2,340 2,300 3,600 516 F 190 U 104 U 468 F 92 F 144 F 30,690 926 F 5,710 $1,154 U Total expense Net operating income