Question

Vulcan Flyovers offers scenic overflights of Mount St. Helens, the volcano in Washington State that explosively erupted in 1982. Data concerning the company’s operations in July appear below: Vulcan Flyovers Operating Data For the Month Ended July 31 Actual Results Flexible Budget Planning Budget Flights (q) 61 61 59 Revenue ($345.00q) $ 16,300 $ 21,045 $ 20,355 Expenses: Wages and salaries ($3,800 + $86.00q) 9,014 9,046 8,874 Fuel ($32.00q) 2,118 1,952 1,888 Airport fees ($810 + $34.00q) 2,754 2,884 2,816 Aircraft depreciation ($9.00q) 549 549 531 Office expenses ($220 + $1.00q) 449 281 279 Total expense 14,884 14,712 14,388 Net operating income $ 1,416 $ 6,333 $ 5,967 The company measures its activity in terms of flights. Customers can buy individual tickets for overflights or hire an entire plane for an overflight at a discount. Required: 1. Prepare a flexible budget performance report for July that includes revenue and spending variances and activity variances. (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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