Rients Corporation Is a Service Company That Measures Its Output

question 15

Multiple Choice

Rients 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 October. When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of October, it assumed that 39 customers would have been served. However, 44 customers were actually served during October.
The spending variance for "Employee salaries and wages" for October would have been closest to:

• A) $700 F
• B) $5,800 U
• C) $700 U
• D) $5,800 F

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Definitions:

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent accounts, preparing the books for the next period.

Depreciation Expense

This is an accounting method used to allocate the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life.

Salaries and Wages Expense

The total cost incurred by an employer for employee compensation, including both salaries and hourly wages.

Temporary Account

An account that is closed at the end of each accounting period and its balances transferred to permanent accounts; examples include revenues, expenses, and dividends accounts.