Loomer Catering Uses Two Measures of Activity, Jobs and Meals

question 295

Multiple Choice

Loomer Catering uses two measures of activity, jobs and meals, in the cost formulas in its budgets and performance reports. The cost formula for catering supplies is $550 per month plus $95 per job plus $21 per meal. A typical job involves serving a number of meals to guests at a corporate function or at a host's home. The company expected its activity in July to be 12 jobs and 136 meals, but the actual activity was 13 jobs and 137 meals. The actual cost for catering supplies in July was $4,770. The catering supplies in the planning budget for July would be closest to:

• A)$4,403
• B)$4,770
• C)$4,662
• D)$4,546

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Definitions:

Swashplate Pump

A type of hydraulic pump where a rotating swashplate controls the flow of fluid, used in various high-pressure hydraulic systems.

Wobble Plate

A mechanical component used in axial piston pumps or engines to convert rotational motion into linear motion, or vice versa, through its off-center rotation.

Pumping Action

The process of moving fluid through a system or component via mechanical or manual force.

Vane Type Pump

A Vane Type Pump is a hydraulic pump in which slotted rotor vanes are used to move fluid through the pump, widely used for their reliability and efficiency in transferring fluids at variable flow rates.