Quilcene Oysteria farms and sells oysters in the Pacific Northwest. The company harvested and sold...

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Quilcene Oysteria farms and sells oysters in the Pacific Northwest. The company harvested and sold 7,000 pounds of oysters in August. The companys flexible budget for August appears below:

Quilcene Oysteria
Flexible Budget
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual pounds (q) 7,000
Revenue ($4.25q) $ 29,750
Expenses:
Packing supplies ($0.25q) 1,750
Oyster bed maintenance ($3,500) 3,500
Wages and salaries ($2,200 + $0.30q) 4,300
Shipping ($0.60q) 4,200
Utilities ($1,260) 1,260
Other ($410 + $0.01q) 480
Total expense 15,490
Net operating income $ 14,260

The actual results for August appear below:

Quilcene Oysteria
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual pounds 7,000
Revenue $ 26,800
Expenses:
Packing supplies 1,920
Oyster bed maintenance 3,360
Wages and salaries 4,710
Shipping 3,930
Utilities 1,070
Other 1,100
Total expense 16,090
Net operating income $ 10,710

Required:

Calculate the companys 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.)

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Vulcan Flyovers offers scenic overflights of Mount St. Helens, the volcano in Washington State that explosively erupted in 1982. Data concerning the companys operations in July appear below:

Vulcan Flyovers
Operating Data
For the Month Ended July 31
Actual Results Flexible Budget Planning Budget
Flights (q) 59 59 57
Revenue ($360.00q) $ 16,400 $ 21,240 $ 20,520
Expenses:
Wages and salaries ($3,600 + $86.00q) 8,642 8,674 8,502
Fuel ($32.00q) 2,054 1,888 1,824
Airport fees ($880 + $33.00q) 2,722 2,827 2,761
Aircraft depreciation ($8.00q) 472 472 456
Office expenses ($220 + $1.00q) 447 279 277
Total expense 14,337 14,140 13,820
Net operating income $ 2,063 $ 7,100 $ 6,700

The company measures its activity in terms of flights. Customers can buy individual tickets for overflights or hire an entire plane for an overflight at a discount.

Required:

1. Prepare a flexible budget performance report for July that includes revenue and spending variances and activity variances. (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.)

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