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Dinham 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 March, the kennel budgeted for 4,800 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 4,820 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for March:

Data used in budgeting:

Fixed element per month Variable element per tenant-day
Revenue $ 0 $ 35.30
Wages and salaries $ 2,000 $ 8.70
Food and supplies 1,200 15.20
Facility expenses 7,600 4.20
Administrative expenses 7,700 0.60
Total expenses $ 18,500 $ 28.70

Actual results for March:

Revenue $ 145,135
Wages and salaries $ 28,670
Food and supplies $ 75,065
Facility expenses $ 27,230
Administrative expenses $ 7,107

The spending variance for facility expenses in March would be closest to:

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  • $614 U

  • $530 U

  • $614 F

  • $530 F

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