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TipTop Flight School offers flying lessons at a small municipal airport. The school's owner and manager has been attempting to evaluate performance and control costs using a variance report that compares the planning budget to actual results. A recent variance report appears below: TipTop Flight School Variance Report For the Month Ended July 31 Variances Actual Results 175 $ 38,350 Planning Budget 170 $ 37,400 $ 950 F Lessons Revenue Expenses: Instructor wages Aircraft depreciation Fuel Maintenance Ground facility expenses Administration Total expense Net operating income 9,500 6,650 3,270 2,390 1,875 3,525 27,210 $ 11, 140 9,350 6,460 2,720 2,240 1,910 3,620 26,300 $ 11,100 150 U 190 U 550 U 150 U 35 F 95 F. 910 U $ 40 F After several months of using these reports, the owner has become frustrated. For example, she is quite confident that instructor wages were very tightly controlled in July, but the report shows an unfavorable variance. The planning budget was developed using the following formulas, where q is the number of lessons sold: Revenue Instructor wages Aircraft depreciation Fuel Maintenance Ground facility expenses Administration Cost Formulas $2209 $559 $384 $169 $540 + $109 $1,400 + $39 $3,280 + $29 Required: 2. Complete the flexible budget performance report for the school for July. (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.) Tip Top Flight School Flexible Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended July 31 Actual Flexible Results Budget 175 $ 38,350 Planning Budget 170 Lessons Revenue $ 37,400 Expenses: Instructor wages 9,500 9,350 Aircraft depreciation 6,650 6,460 Fuel 3,270 Maintenance 2,390 1,875 2,720 2,240 1,910 Ground facility expenses Administration 3,620 26,300 Total expense 3,525 27,210 $ 11,140 Net operating income $ 11,100

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