Question

Petrus Framing's cost formula for its supplies cost is $1,700 per month plus $8 per frame. For the month of March, the company planned for activity of 610 frames, but the actual level of activity was 613 frames. The actual supplies cost for the month was $6,870. The activity variance for supplies cost in March would be closest to:

Answer 1

The activity variance for supplies cost in March would be closest to $24 (Unfavorable)

Step-by-step explanation:

The activity variance for supplies cost in March is calculated below

Activity variance = Planning Budget - Flexible Budget

= ($1,700 + ($8 * 610)) - ($1,700 + ($8 * 613))

= ($1,700 + $4,880) - ($1,700 + $4,904)

= $6,580 - $6,604

= $24U

The flexible budget is greater than the planning budget. Therefore, the variance is unfavorable (U)