Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides estimates concerning the company’s costs: Fixed Cost per Month Cost per Car Washed Cleaning supplies $ 0.40 Electricity $ 1,400 $ 0.08 Maintenance $ 0.25 Wages and salaries $ 4,800 $ 0.20 Depreciation $ 8,100 Rent $ 1,900 Administrative expenses $ 1,800 $ 0.04 For example, electricity costs should be $1,400 per month plus $0.08 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,300 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.90 per car washed. The actual operating results for August are as follows: Lavage Rapide Income Statement For the Month Ended August 31 Actual cars washed 8,400 Revenue $ 59,370 Expenses: Cleaning supplies 3,820 Electricity 2,034 Maintenance 2,315 Wages and salaries 6,820 Depreciation 8,100 Rent 2,100 Administrative expenses 2,032 Total expense 27,221 Net operating income $ 32,149 Required: Calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for August. (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.)

Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides estimates concerning the company’s costs:

	Fixed Cost per Month	Cost per Car Washed
Cleaning supplies		$ 0.40
Electricity	$ 1,400	$ 0.08
Maintenance		$ 0.25
Wages and salaries	$ 4,800	$ 0.20
Depreciation	$ 8,100
Rent	$ 1,900
Administrative expenses	$ 1,800	$ 0.04

For example, electricity costs should be $1,400 per month plus $0.08 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,300 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.90 per car washed.

The actual operating results for August are as follows:

Lavage Rapide
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual cars washed	8,400
Revenue	$ 59,370
Expenses:
Cleaning supplies	3,820
Electricity	2,034
Maintenance	2,315
Wages and salaries	6,820
Depreciation	8,100
Rent	2,100
Administrative expenses	2,032
Total expense	27,221
Net operating income	$ 32,149

Required:

Calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for August. (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.)

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