Solimini Memorial Diner is a charity supported by donations that provides free meals to the homeless. The diner's budget for January was based on 3,900 meals, but the diner actually served 3,400 meals. The diner's director has provided the following cost formulas to use in budgets: Fixed elementper monthVariable element per mealGroceries$0 $2.20 Kitchen operations$4,400 $1.75 Administrative expenses$3,500 $0.15 Fundraising expenses$1,400 $0.00 ?Required:?Prepare a report showing the activity variances for each of the expenses and for total expenses for January. Label each variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
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| Solimini Memorial Diner | ||||||||
| Activity Variances | ||||||||
| For the Month Ended January 31 | ||||||||
| Flexible Budget | Planning Budget | Activity Variances | ||||||
| Meals (q) | 3,400 | 3,900 | ||||||
| Groceries ($2.20q) | $ | 7,480 | $ | 8,580 | $ | 1,100 | F | |
| Kitchen operations ($4,400 + $1.75q) | 10,350 | 11,225 | 875 | F | ||||
| Administrative expenses ($3,500 + $0.15q) | 4,010 | 4,085 | 75 | F | ||||
| Fundraising expenses ($1,400) | 1,400 | 1,400 | 0 | |||||
| Total expense | $ | 23,240 | $ | 25,290 | $ | 2,050 | F | |
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