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Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides estimates concerning the company's costs: Fixed Cost per Month Cost per Car Washed $ 0.80 $ 0.09 $ 0.15 $ 0.40 Cleaning supplies Electricity Maintenance Wages and salaries Depreciation Rent Administrative expenses $ 1,200 $ 4,000 $ 8,400 $ 1,800 $ 1,700 $ 0.01 For example, electricity costs should be $1,200 per month plus $0.09 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,400 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.20 per car washed. The actual operating results for August are as follows: Lavage Rapide Income Statement For the Month Ended August 31 Actual cars washed 8,500 Revenue $ 54,180 Expenses: cleaning supplies 7,220 Electricity 1,926 Maintenance 1,500 Wages and salaries 7,720 Depreciation 8,400 Rent 2,000 Administrative expenses 1,684 Total expense 30, 450 Net operating income $ 23,730 Required: Calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for August. (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.) Lavage Rapide Revenue and Spending Variances For the Month Ended August 31 Revenue F Expenses: Cleaning supplies Electricity U F Maintenance U Wages and salaries U Depreciation None Rent U Administrative expenses F Total expense U Net operating income IF

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