- The Gourmand Cooking School Runs Short Cooking Courses At Its Small Campus Management Has Identified Two Cost Drivers I 1 (36.02 KiB) Viewed 57 times
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 reports—the 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
company's cost formulas appear below: Fixed Cost Cost per per Month Course $ 2,980 Cost per Student $ 260 $ 80 Instructor wages Classroom supplies Utilities Campus rent Insurance Administrative expenses $ 1,210 $ 4,700 $ 2,200 $ 3,600 $ 44 $ 4 For example, administrative expenses should be $3,600 per month plus $44 per course plus $4 per student. The
company's sales should average $850 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 appear below: Revenue Instructor wages Classroom supplies Utilities Campus rent Insurance Administrative expenses Actual $ 51,500 $ 11,200 $ 16,490 $ 1,940 $ 4,700 $ 2,340 $ 3,458
Required: Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows both revenue and spending variances and activity variances for September. (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.) Gourmand Cooking School Flexible Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended September 30 Flexible Actual Results Budget Planning Budget 4 Courses Students 54 $ 51,500 Revenue Expenses: Instructor wages Classroom supplies Utilities Campus rent Insurance Administrative expenses Total expense Net operating income 11,200 16,490 1,940 4,700 2,340 3,458 40,128 11,372 $