181. Nicolini Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the
kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During October, the kennel budgeted for 2,200
tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,250 tenant–days. The kennel has provided the
following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for October:
Data used in budgeting:
Fixed element
per month Variable
element per
tenant-day
Revenue − $35.40
Wages and salaries $2,900 $7.40
Food and supplies 1,000 11.90
Facility expenses 8,800 2.70
Administrative expenses 7,400 0.20
Total expenses $20,100 $22.20
Actual results for October:
Revenue $76,370
Wages and salaries $18,600
Food and supplies $27,175
Facility expenses $15,555
Administrative expenses $7,810
The administrative expenses in the planning budget for October would be closest to: