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111. Zenon 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 July, the kennel budgeted for 3,300
tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,260 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the
following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for July:
Data used in budgeting:
Fixed element
per month Variable
element per
tenant-day
Revenue − $27.60
Wages and salaries $3,400 $5.10
Food and supplies 1,000 8.20
Facility expenses 8,600 4.90
Administrative expenses 7,000 0.40
Total expenses $20,000 $18.60
Actual results for July:
Revenue $87,446
Wages and salaries $19,796
Food and supplies $27,262
Facility expenses $25,004
Administrative expenses $8,704
The net operating income in the flexible budget for July would be closest to: