Wilson Company Maintains a Cafeteria for Its Employees

question 37

Multiple Choice

Wilson Company maintains a cafeteria for its employees.For June,variable food costs were budgeted at $45 per employee based on a budgeted level of 200 employees in other departments.During the month,an average of 190 employees worked in other departments and actual food costs totaled $9,250.How much food cost should be charged to the other departments at the end of the month for performance evaluation purposes?

• A)$9,000
• B)$9,250
• C)$8,550
• D)$9,737

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Standard Deviations

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