Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic carwash facility near Montreal. The following table provides data concerning the company's costs:
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Fixed Cost per Month
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Cost per Car Washed
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Cleaning supplies
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$0.80
|
|
Electricity
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$1,200
|
$0.15
|
|
Maintenance
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$0.20
|
|
Wages and salaries
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$5,000
|
$0.30
|
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Depreciation
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$6,000
|
|
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Rent
|
$8,000
|
|
|
Administrative expenses
|
$4,000
|
$0.10
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For example, electricity costs are $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.
Required: Prepare the company's planning budget for August.