Moorhouse Clinic Uses Client-Visits as Its Measure of Activity

question 248

Multiple Choice

Moorhouse Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During December, the clinic budgeted for 3,700 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 3,690 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for December:
-The activity variance for personnel expenses in December would be closest to:

• A) $2,361 U
• B) $71 U
• C) $71 F
• D) $2,361 F

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Definitions:

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