148. Ordway 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 June, the kennel budgeted for 2,100
tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,070 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the
following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for June:
Data used in budgeting:
Fixed element
per month Variable
element per
tenant-day
Revenue − $35.40
Wages and salaries $3,200 $6.80
Food and supplies 500 9.90
Facility expenses 9,300 4.80
Administrative expenses 6,200 0.20
Total expenses $19,200 $21.70
Actual results for June:
Revenue $73,868
Wages and salaries $17,116
Food and supplies $21,883
Facility expenses $19,656
Administrative expenses $6,624
The wages and salaries in the planning budget for June would be closest to: