Hoeper Clinic Uses Client-Visits as Its Measure of Activity

question 283

Multiple Choice

Hoeper Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During January, the clinic budgeted for 2,600 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 2,570 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for January:
-The activity variance for personnel expenses in January would be closest to:

• A) $1,416 U
• B) $486 F
• C) $1,416 F
• D) $486 U

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Definitions:

Prepaid Insurance

An expense paid in advance for insurance coverage, recorded as a current asset on the balance sheet until the coverage period elapses.

Posting Reference

A code or number used in ledger accounts that links journal entries to the specific accounts affected, facilitating traceability and audit processes.

Journal

A journal in accounting refers to a detailed record of all the financial transactions of a business, showing the debits and credits for each transaction.

Trial Balance

An accounting worksheet compiling all ledger balances into debit and credit columns that balance equally.