Kari Kennel Uses Tenant-Days as Its Measure of Activity; an Animal

question 22

Multiple Choice

Kari Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During May, the kennel budgeted for 3,200 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,230 tenant-days. The kennel 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 spending variance for food and supplies in May would be closest to:

• A)$297 F
• B)$540 U
• C)$297 U
• D)$540 F

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