Mandalay Hotel Bases Its Budgets on Guest-Days -What Is the Expected Total Variable Overhead Cost at an Budget

question 113

Multiple Choice

Mandalay Hotel bases its budgets on guest-days. The hotel's static budget for August appears below:
$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Budgeted number of guest-days } & 4,300 \\\hline \text { Budgeted variable overhead costs: } & \\\hline \text { Supplies (@\$.60 per guest-day) } & \$ 41,280 \\\hline \text { Laundry ( @9.40 per guest-day) } & \underline{ 4 0 , 4 2 0 } \\\hline \text { Total variable overhead cost } & 81,700 \\\hline \text { Budgeted fixed overhead costs: } & \\\hline \text { Wages and salaries } & 57,190 \\\hline \text { Occupancy costs } & \underline { 52,030 } \\\hline \text { Total fixed overhead cost } & 109,220 \\\hline \text { Total budgeted overhead cost } & \$ 190,920 \\\hline\end{array}$

-What is the expected total variable overhead cost at an activity level of 5,000 guest-days per month?

• A) $127,000
• B) $109,220
• C) $95,000
• D) $81,700

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