Camcam Corporation Uses Customers Served as Its Measure of Activity

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Essay

Camcam Corporation uses customers served as its measure of activity. During July, the company budgeted for 26,000 customers, but actually served 30,000 customers. The company uses the following revenue and cost formulas in its budgeting, where q is the number of customers served:
Revenue: $4.90q
Wages and salaries: $34,400 + $1.60q
Supplies: $1.00q
Insurance: $8,500
Miscellaneous expense: $5,600 + $0.20q
The company reported the following actual results for July: Required:
Prepare a report showing the company's revenue and spending variances for July. Label each variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

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Definitions:

Consideration

A fundamental element of a contract, referring to something of value exchanged between parties, such as services, goods, or money.

Contractual Capacity

The legal ability to enter into a binding agreement.

Agency Relationship

represents a legal arrangement where one party, the agent, acts on behalf of another party, the principal, in dealing with third parties.

Express Authority

Explicitly given power or authority to an agent or representative by a principal to perform specific acts or functions on their behalf.