$ 0.70   Electricity $ 1,400   $ 0.09   Maintenance       $ 0.30   Wages and salaries $ 4,400   $ 0.30   Depreciation $ 8,300

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Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides data concerning the company’s costs:

 

  Fixed Cost
per Month
Cost per
Car Washed
Cleaning supplies       $ 0.70  
Electricity $ 1,400   $ 0.09  
Maintenance       $ 0.30  
Wages and salaries $ 4,400   $ 0.30  
Depreciation $ 8,300        
Rent $ 1,900        
Administrative expenses $ 1,700   $ 0.03  
 

 

For example, electricity costs are $1,400 per month plus $0.09 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,300 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.20 per car washed.

 

The actual operating results for August are as follows:

 

Lavage Rapide
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual cars washed   8,400
     
Revenue $ 53,560
Expenses:  
Cleaning supplies   6,310
Electricity   2,117
Maintenance   2,730
Wages and salaries   7,250
Depreciation   8,300
Rent   2,100
Administrative expenses   1,849
Total expense   30,656
Net operating income $ 22,904
 

 

Required:

Calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for August. (

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