Quilcene Oysteria farms and sells oysters in the Pacific Northwest. The company harvested and sold 7,200 pounds of oysters in August. The company’s flexible budget for August appears below: Quilcene Oysteria
Flexible Budget
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual pounds (q) 7,200
Revenue ($4.20q) $30,240
Expenses:
Packing supplies ($0.35q) 2,520
Oyster bed maintenance ($3,300) 3,300
Wages and salaries ($2,000 + $0.35q) 4,520
Shipping ($0.65q) 4,680
Utilities ($1,290) 1,290
Other ($460 + $0.01q) 532
Total expense 16,842
Net operating income $13,398
The actual results for August were as follows:
Quilcene Oysteria
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual pounds 7,200
Revenue $27,200
Expenses:
Packing supplies 2,690
Oyster bed maintenance 3,160
Wages and salaries 4,930
Shipping 4,410
Utilities 1,100
Other 1,152
Total expense 17,442
Net operating income $9,758
Required:
Compute the company’s revenue and spending variances for August.

Quilcene Oysteria

Computation of revenue and spending variances for August:

                                                                Flexible      Actual      Variance

For the Month Ended August 31

Actual pounds (q)                                    7,200         7,200        None

Revenue ($4.20q)                                  $30,240    27,200      $3,040   U

Expenses:

Packing supplies ($0.35q)                        2,520      2,690           -170    U

Oyster bed maintenance ($3,300)           3,300       3,160            140    F

Wages and salaries ($2,000 + $0.35q)   4,520      4,930          -410    U

Shipping ($0.65q)                                     4,680        4,410           270    F

Utilities ($1,290)                                         1,290        1,100            190    F

Other ($460 + $0.01q)                                532         1,152          -620   U

Total expense                                         16,842      17,442          -600   U

Net operating income                          $13,398    $9,758       -3,640   U

Explanation:

Quilcene Oysteria 's budget comparison with actual performance shows that there is an unfavorable variance of $3,640 arising from the less than impressive sales revenue and excessive spending incurred during August.  The firm realized less revenue than budgeted and incurred more expenses than budgeted.  The result is this unfavorable variance of $3,640.

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