Exercise 9-6 (Algo) Working with More Than One Cost Driver [LO9-2, LO9-3, LO9-5, LO9-6]

The Gourmand Cooking School runs short cooking courses at its small campus. Management has identified two cost drivers it uses in its budgeting and performance reportsthe number of courses and the total number of students. For example, the school might run two courses in a month and have a total of 64 students enrolled in those two courses. Data concerning the companys cost formulas appear below:

For example, administrative expenses should be $3,800 per month plus $45 per course plus $6 per student. The companys sales should average $860 per student.

The company planned to run four courses with a total of 64 students; however, it actually ran four courses with a total of only 54 students. The actual operating results for September were as follows:

Required:

Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows both revenue and spending variances and activity variances for September.

Note: 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.

\begin{tabular}{lcccc} & \begin{tabular}{c} Fixed \\ Cost per \\ Month \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Cost per \\ Course \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c} Cost per \\ Student \end{tabular} \\ Instructor wages & & $2,960 & \\ Classroom supplies & $1,250 & $70 & \\ Utilities & $4,700 & & \\ Campus rent & $2,400 & & \\ Insurance & $3,800 & $45 & $6 \\ Administrative expenses & $270 \end{tabular} Gourmand Cooking School Flexible Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended September 30 \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline & Actual Results & \begin{tabular}{c} Revenue and \\ Spending Variances \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l} Flexible \\ Budget \end{tabular} & Activity Variances & \begin{tabular}{c} Planning \\ Budget \end{tabular} \\ \hline Courses & 4 & & & & \\ \hline Students & 54 & & & & \\ \hline Revenue & 52,140 & F & & U & \\ \hline \multicolumn{6}{|l|}{ Expenses: } \\ \hline Instructor wages & 11,120 & F & & None & \\ \hline Classroom supplies & 17,130 & U & & F & \\ \hline Utilities & 1,940 & U & & None & \\ \hline Campus rent & 4,700 & None & & None & \\ \hline Insurance & 2,540 & U & & None & \\ \hline Administrative expenses & 3,790 & F & & F & \\ \hline Total expense & 41,220 & U & & F & \\ \hline Net operating income & 10,920 & F & & U & \\ \hline \end{tabular} \begin{tabular}{lr} Revenue & Actual \\ Instructor wages & $52,140 \\ Classroom supplies & $11,120 \\ Utilities & $17,130 \\ Campus rent & $1,940 \\ Insurance & $2,700 \\ Administrative expenses & $3,790 \end{tabular}