Guareno Clinic Uses Client-Visits as Its Measure of Activity

question 135

Multiple Choice

Guareno Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During December, the clinic budgeted for 2,500 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 2,450 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for December: Data used in budgeting:
Actual results for December:
The spending variance for medical supplies in December would be closest to:

• A) $720 F
• B) $450 U
• C) $720 U
• D) $450 F

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Definitions:

Inventory

The total value of all the raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods that a company holds at any given time.

LIFO Perpetual Inventory System

An inventory valuation method that assumes the last items added to inventory are the first sold, and records inventory changes perpetually.

Cost of Goods Sold

Financial obligations directly linked to the production of a company's saleable goods, covering material and labor costs.

Inventory Records

Documents that track the quantity, type, and value of a company's products in stock.