Bruess Clinic Uses Patient-Visits as Its Measure of Activity

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Essay

Bruess Clinic uses patient-visits as its measure of activity.During July, the clinic budgeted for 2, 700 patient-visits, but its actual level of activity was 3, 200 patient-visits.The clinic uses the following revenue and cost formulas in its budgeting, where q is the number of patient-visits:
Revenue: $49.60q
Personnel expenses: $31, 200 + $15.10q
Medical supplies: $700 + $9.60q
Occupancy expenses: $10, 000 + $2.00q
Administrative expenses: $7, 000 + $0.20q
The clinic reported the following actual results for July: Required:
Prepare the clinic's flexible budget performance report for July.Label each variance as favorable (F)or unfavorable (U).

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