Grundhoefer Kennel Uses Tenant-Days as Its Measure of Activity; an Animal

question 165

Multiple Choice

Grundhoefer Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During April, the kennel budgeted for 2,000 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 1,990 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for April:
-The activity variance for net operating income in April would be closest to:

• A) $141 U
• B) $2,651 U
• C) $2,651 F
• D) $141 F

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Definitions:

Allowance Method

An accounting technique used to account for bad debts by estimating uncollectible accounts at the end of each period.

Receivables

Money owed to a business by its customers for goods or services delivered or used but not yet paid for.

Allowance Method

An accounting technique to estimate and account for bad debts, where anticipated uncollectible accounts receivable are predicted and recorded.

Uncollectible Receivables

Accounts receivable that cannot be collected from customers, often recognized as a bad debt expense.