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

question 180

Multiple Choice

Whetstine 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 September, the kennel budgeted for 3,200 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,180 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting:
-The expendables in the flexible budget for September would be closest to:

• A) $27,630
• B) $27,864
• C) $27,517
• D) $27,800

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