197. Perla 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 March, the kennel budgeted for 2,200 tenant–
days, but its actual level of activity was 2,160 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following
data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for March:
Data used in budgeting:
Fixed element
per month Variable
element per
tenant-day
Revenue − $32.60
Wages and salaries $2,800 $7.30
Food and supplies 900 8.20
Facility expenses 9,000 4.80
Administrative expenses 6,200 0.20
Total expenses $18,900 $20.50
Actual results for March:
Revenue $69,996
Wages and salaries $18,408
Food and supplies $19,092
Facility expenses $18,498
Administrative expenses $6,652
The food and supplies in the flexible budget for March would be closest to: