Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides estimates concerning the company's costs: Fixed Cost per Month Cost per Car Washed Cleaning supplies $ 0.80 Electricity $ 1,200 $ 0.15 Maintenance $ 0.20 Wages and salaries $ 5,000 $ 0.30 Depreciation $ 6,000 Rent $ 8,000 Administrative expenses $ 4,000 $ 0.10 For example, electricity costs should be $1,200 per month plus $0.15 per car washed. The company expects to wash 9,000 cars in August and to collect an average of $4.90 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,800 cars in August. Required: Calculate the company's activity variances for August. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) Revenue Expenses: × Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Lavage Rapide Activity Variances For the Month Ended August 31 $ 640 X F Clooning sunnline GO

Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides estimates concerning the company's costs: Fixed Cost per Month Cost per Car Washed Cleaning supplies $ 0.80 Electricity $ 1,200 $ 0.15 Maintenance $ 0.20 Wages and salaries $ 5,000 $ 0.30 Depreciation $ 6,000 Rent $ 8,000 Administrative expenses $ 4,000 $ 0.10 For example, electricity costs should be $1,200 per month plus $0.15 per car washed. The company expects to wash 9,000 cars in August and to collect an average of $4.90 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,800 cars in August. Required: Calculate the company's activity variances for August. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) Revenue Expenses: × Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Lavage Rapide Activity Variances For the Month Ended August 31 $ 640 X F Clooning sunnline GO

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