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The St. Lucia Blood Bank, a private charity partly supported by government grants, is located on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. The blood bank has just finished its operations for September, which was a particularly busy month due to a powerful hurricane that hit neighboring islands causing many injuries. The hurricane largely bypassed St. Lucia, but residents of St. Lucia willingly donated their blood to help people on other islands. As a consequence, the blood bank collected and processed over 20% more blood than had been originally planned for the month.
A report prepared by a government official comparing actual costs to budgeted costs for the blood bank appears below. Continued support from the government depends on the blood banks ability to demonstrate control over its costs.
St. Lucia Blood Bank Cost Control Report For the Month Ended September 30
Actual Results
Planning Budget
Variances
Liters of blood collected
980
800
Medical supplies
$
11,514
$
9,360
$
2,154
U
Lab tests
13,734
11,560
2,174
U
Equipment depreciation
1,730
1,500
230
U
Rent
1,500
1,500
0
Utilities
378
350
28
U
Administration
14,125
13,940
185
U
Total expense
$
42,981
$
38,210
$
4,771
U
The managing director of the blood bank was very unhappy with this report, claiming that his costs were higher than expected due to the emergency on the neighboring islands. He also pointed out that the additional costs had been fully covered by payments from grateful recipients on the other islands. The government official who prepared the report countered that all of the figures had been submitted by the blood bank to the government; he was just pointing out that actual costs were a lot higher than promised in the budget.
The following cost formulas were used to construct the planning budget:
Cost Formulas
Medical supplies
$11.70q
Lab tests
$14.45q
Equipment depreciation
$1,500
Rent
$1,500
Utilities
$350
Administration
$12,500 + $1.80q
Required:
1. Complete the performance report for September using the flexible budget approach. (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. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to nearest whole dollar.)
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