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The Gourmand Cooking School runs short cooking courses at its small campus. Management has identified two cost drivers it uses in its budgeting and performance reports-the number of courses and the total number of students. For example, the school might run two courses in a month and have a total of 60 students enrolled in those two courses. Data concerning the company's cost formulas appear below: Fixed Cost Cost per per Month Course $ 2,950 Cost per Student $ 260 70 Instructor wages Classroom supplies Utilities Campus rent Insurance Administrative expenses $1,230 $ 4,800 $2,000 $ 4,000 $ 41 $ 5 For example, administrative expenses should be $4.000 per month plus $41 per course plus $5 per student. The company's sales should average $890 per student. The company planned to run four courses with a total of 60 students; however, it actually ran four courses with a total of only 54 students. The actual operating results for September appear below: Revenue Instructor wages Classroom supplies Utilities Campus rent Insurance Administrative expenses Actual $ 50,580 $ 11,080 $ 15,450 $ 1,920 $ 4,880 $ 2,140 $ 3,899 Required: Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows both revenue and spending variances and activity variances for September (Indicate the effect of each verlance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (l.e., zero verlance). Input all amounts as positive values.) Gourmand Cooking School Flexible Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended September 30 Actual Results Flexible Budget Planning Budget 4 Courses Students 54 S 50,500 Revenue Expenses: Instructor wages Classroom supplies Utilities Campus rent Insurance Administrative expenses Total expense Net operating income 11,080 15.450 1,920 4.800 2,140 3.800 39,280 11.220 S

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