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Adamyan Urban Diner is a charity supported by donations that provides free meals to the homeless. The diner's budget for May was based on 2,300 meals, but the diner actually served 2,500 meals. The diner's director has provided the following cost data to use in the budget: groceries, $4.05 per meal; kitchen operations, $4,300 per month plus $1.69 per meal; administrative expenses, $3,300 per month plus $0.34 per meal; and fundraising expenses, $1,300 per month. The director has also provided the diner's statement of actual expenses for the month:

Adamyan Urban Diner
Statement of Expenses
For the Month Ended May 31
Actual meals		2,500
Groceries	$	10,075
Kitchen operations		8,500
Administrative expenses		3,970
Fundraising expenses		1,300
Total expense	$	23,845

Required:

Prepare a report showing the activity variances for each of the expenses and for total expenses for May. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

flexible budget planning budget activity variance

meals 2500 2300 blank blank

groceries X X X F,U,None

Kitchen Operations. X X X F,U, None

Administrative expense X X X F,U,None

Fundraising Expense X X X F,U,None

Total Expense X X X F,U,None

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