229) Gordin 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 May, the kennel budgeted for 3,000 tenant-days, but
its actual level of activity was 3,020 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data
concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for May:
Data used in budgeting:
Variable element
per tenant-day
Actual results for May:
The activity variance for administrative expenses in May would be closest to:
A) $2 F
B) $2 U
C) $138 U
D) $138 F
Flexible budget [$6,000 + ($0.10 × 3,020)]
$
6,302
Planning budget [$6,000 + ($0.10 × 3,000)]
6,300
Activity variance
$