Arrasmith Corporation Uses Customers Served as Its Measure of Activity

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Essay

Arrasmith Corporation uses customers served as its measure of activity.During February,the company budgeted for 35,000 customers,but actually served 34,000 customers.The company uses the following revenue and cost formulas in its budgeting,where q is the number of customers served:
Revenue:
$3.50q
Wages and salaries:
$33,200 + $1.10q
Supplies:
$0.50q
Insurance:
$10,400
Miscellaneous expense:
$6,400 + $0.30q
The company reported the following actual results for February:
Required:
Prepare the company's flexible budget performance report for February.Label each variance as favorable (F)or unfavorable (U).

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Definitions:

Ending Work

Also known as ending work in process, it refers to the value of goods still in production at the end of an accounting period.

Process Inventory

Inventories that are in various stages of production within the manufacturing process, also known as work in process inventory.

Processing Department

A division within a manufacturing facility where a specific type of processing or operation is completed; materials move through departments in sequence until completed.

Cost Reconciliation Report

A financial report that reconciles estimated costs with the actual costs incurred, often used in job-order costing.