Ruozzo Corporation Is a Service Company That Measures Its Output

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Multiple Choice

Ruozzo Corporation is a service company that measures its output by the number of customers served. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results of operations for July. When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of July, it assumed that 27 customers would have been served. However, 22 customers were actually served during July.
The activity variance for net operating income for July would have been closest to:

• A) $16,400 F
• B) $15,500 F
• C) $15,500 U
• D) $16,400 U

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Definitions:

Net Present Value Profiling

A process of determining the value of a series of cash flows by discounting them to the present value to evaluate the profitability of an investment.

Operational Ambiguity

Uncertainty in a firm's operational strategies and processes, which can affect its efficiency and ability to execute its business model effectively.

Issues Of Scale

Challenges or advantages businesses face as they expand or reduce their size or production capacity.

Multiple Rates Of Return

A situation where an investment has more than one internal rate of return due to differing cash flow patterns over time.