Askland Clinic Uses Client-Visits as Its Measure of Activity

question 149

Multiple Choice

Askland Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During October, the clinic budgeted for 3,100 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 3,130 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for October:

Data used in budgeting:
Actual results for October:
-The activity variance for personnel expenses in October would be closest to:

• A)$1,662 F
• B)$258 F
• C)$258 U
• D)$1,662 U

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