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

question 78

Multiple Choice

Rippelmeyer 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 June, the kennel budgeted for 3,600 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,550 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for June:
-The activity variance for wages and salaries in June would be closest to:

• A) $310 F
• B) $110 F
• C) $310 U
• D) $110 U

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Definitions:

Accounts Payable Period

The average period it takes a company to pay its invoices from suppliers and vendors.

Cash Expenses

Expenses that require an immediate outflow of cash, as opposed to non-cash expenses like depreciation.

Beginning Cash Balance

The amount of cash a company has at the start of a financial period.

Short-Term Loan

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