Ibsen Clinic Uses Client-Visits as Its Measure of Activity

question 31

Multiple Choice

Ibsen Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During December, the clinic budgeted for 3,300 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 3,340 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 net operating income in the flexible budget for December would be closest to:

• A) $13,990
• B) $14,762
• C) $11,898
• D) $12,188

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Definitions:

\(n + 1\)

Represents the next consecutive integer or element following 'n' in a sequence.

\(\frac { 20 } { n + 1 }\)

A mathematical fraction expressing the relation of the number 20 to one more than some number n.

\(- 4\)

A negative integer, four units less than zero.

\(3 ^ { n }\)

An exponential expression where 3 is the base and \(n\) is the exponent, indicating three raised to the power of \(n\).