Viel Urban Diner is a charity supported by donations that provides free meals to the
homeless. The diner’s budget for April was based on 3,100 meals, but the diner actually
served 3,300 meals. The diner’s director has provided the following cost data to use in the
budget: groceries, $3.95 per meal; kitchen operations, $5,200 per month plus $1.40 per
meal; administrative expenses, $3,300 per month plus $0.80 per meal; and fundraising
expenses, $1,800 per month.
Required:
Prepare the diner’s flexible budget for the actual number of meals served in April. The
budget will only contain the costs listed above; no revenues will be on the budget.