Brynteson Corporation Bases Its Budgets on the Activity Measure Customers

question 252

Essay

Brynteson Corporation bases its budgets on the activity measure customers served. During September, the company planned to serve 24,000 customers, but actually served 19,000 customers. The company uses the following revenue and cost formulas in its budgeting, where q is the number of customers served:
Revenue: $2.90q
Wages and salaries: $24,700 + $0.90q
Supplies: $0.40q
Insurance: $4,900
Miscellaneous: $2,800 + $0.10q
Required:
Prepare a report showing the company's activity variances for September. Indicate in each case whether the variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

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Definitions:

Moral Hazard

Moral hazard occurs when one party in a transaction takes on more risk because they know that someone else will bear the cost of those risks.

Transaction

The act of conducting business between two or more parties, often involving the exchange of goods, services, money, or information.

Moral Hazard

A situation in which one party is more likely to take risks because they know that another party bears the consequences or costs of those risks.

Insured Individuals

People covered by insurance policies, protecting them against financial losses from specified risks.