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 Cost per per Month Car Washed $0.70 $0.08 $0.30 $0.20 Cleaning supplies Electricity Maintenance $1,200 Wages and salaries Depreciation $4,900 $8,100 $2,100 Rent Administrative $1,500 $0.03 expenses For example, electricity costs are $1,200 per month plus $0.08 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,200 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.10 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,300 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.)

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 Cost per per Month Car Washed $0.70 $0.08 $0.30 $0.20 Cleaning supplies Electricity Maintenance $1,200 Wages and salaries Depreciation $4,900 $8,100 $2,100 Rent Administrative $1,500 $0.03 expenses For example, electricity costs are $1,200 per month plus $0.08 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,200 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.10 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,300 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.)

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