Problem
T1 Corporation bases its budgets on the activity measure customers served. During October, the company planned to serve 36,000 customers, but actually served 34,000 customers. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas it uses in its budgeting:
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Fixed element per month
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Variable element per customer
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Revenue
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$ -
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$ 3.40
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Wages & Salaries
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$ 37,200
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$ 1.10
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Supplies
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$ -
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$ 0.40
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Insurance
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$ 8,100
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$ -
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Miscellaneous
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$ 6,400
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$ 0.30
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Required:
Prepare the planning and flexible budgets and show a report showing the company's activity variances for October.
Indicate in each case whether the variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).