Lantagne Clinic Uses Client-Visits as Its Measure of Activity

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Lantagne Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During May, the clinic budgeted for 3,800 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 3,820 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for May: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for May: The net operating income in the flexible budget for May would be closest to:

• A)$16,668
• B)$17,426
• C)$16,844
• D)$17,040

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Definitions:

Job Order Cost Accounting

A system used to assign production costs to an individual product or batches of products, typically when each product's design is sufficiently unique.

Separate Record

An accounting practice where transactions are recorded individually, allowing for clearer tracing and tracking of specific financial movements or activities.

Factory Overhead Account

This refers to an account that accumulates all the indirect costs associated with the manufacturing process, excluding direct materials and direct labor.

Credit Balance

An account balance that indicates the amount a company owes to others, or it can represent a situation where a customer has paid more than the currently owed amount.