Wayland Corporation's Static Planning Budget for April Appears Below

question 246

Multiple Choice

Wayland Corporation's static planning budget for April appears below. The company bases its budgets on machine-hours. In April, the actual number of machine-hours was 6,600, the actual supplies cost was $64,040, the actual power cost was $7,070, the actual salaries cost was $88,300, and the actual equipment depreciation was $7,430.
-The spending variance for equipment depreciation in the flexible budget performance report for the month should be:

• A)$280 F
• B)$170 U
• C)$280 U
• D)$170 F

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Definitions:

Deadweight Loss

An economic inefficiency that occurs when a market does not reach equilibrium, leading to a loss of total social welfare.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the total amount consumers are willing to pay for a good or service and the total amount they actually pay.

Deadweight Loss

The decrease in economic productivity that happens when a good or service does not reach, or cannot reach, its equilibrium point.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the maximum amount consumers are willing to pay for a good or service and the actual amount they do pay.