On October 1, Ebony Ernst organized Ernst Consulting; on October 3, the owner contributed $83,390 in assets in exchange for its common stock to launch the business. On October 31, the company’s records show the following items and amounts. Retained earnings, October 1 as $0. Cash $ 13,210 Cash dividends $ 1,460 Accounts receivable 13,320Consulting revenue 13,320 Office supplies 2,720 Rent expense 2,950 Land 45,910 Salaries expense 6,290 Office equipment 17,350 Telephone expense 830 Accounts payable 7,970 Miscellaneous expenses 640 Common stock 83,390 Using the above information prepare an October 31 balance sheet for Ernst Consulting.

Lavage rapide is a canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near montreal. the following table provides data concerning the company’s costs: fixed cost per month cost per car washed cleaning supplies $ 0.70 electricity $ 1,400 $ 0.07 maintenance $ 0.15 wages and salaries $ 4,900 $ 0.30 depreciation $ 8,300 rent $ 1,900 administrative expenses $ 1,400 $ 0.03 for example, electricity costs are $1,400 per month plus $0.07 per car washed. the company expects to wash 8,000 cars in august and to collect an average of $6.50 per car washed. the actual operating results for august appear below. lavage rapide income statement for the month ended august 31 actual cars washed 8,100 revenue $ 54,100 expenses: cleaning supplies 6,100 electricity 1,930 maintenance 1,440 wages and salaries 7,660 depreciation 8,300 rent 2,100 administrative expenses 1,540 total expense 29,070 net operating income $ 25,030 required: calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for august.