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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