Lubinsky Corporation is an oil well service company that measures its output by the number of wells serviced. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes.??Fixed Element per MonthVariable Element per Well Serviced?Revenue?$4,300?Employee salaries and wages$40,800$1,300?Servicing materials?$500?Other expenses$29,000?When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of August, it assumed that 28 wells would have been serviced. However, 31 wells were actually serviced during August.Required:Prepare a report showing the company's activity variances for August. Indicate in each case whether the variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
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| ? | ? | Flexible Budget | Planning Budget | Activity Variances | ? |
| ? | Wells serviced (q) | 31 | 28 | ? | ? |
| ? | Revenue ($4,300q) | $133,300 | $120,400 | $12,900 | F |
| ? | Expenses: | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| ? | Employee salaries and wages ($40,800 + $1,300q) | 81,100 | 77,200 | 3,900 | U |
| ? | Servicing materials ($500q) | 15,500 | 14,000 | 1,500 | U |
| ? | Other expenses ($29,000) | 29,000 | 29,000 | 0 | ? |
| ? | Total expenses | 125,600 | 120,200 | 5,400 | U |
| ? | Net operating income | $7,700 | $200 | $7,500 | F |
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