is an oil well service company that measures its output by the number of wells serviced. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results of operations for December. Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Well Serviced Actual Total for December Revenue $3,500 $159,800 Employee salaries and wages $41,500 $1,000 $ 87,900 Servicing materials $ 600 $ 27,400 Other expenses $30,000 $ 29,500 When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of December, it assumed that 40 wells would have been serviced. However, 45 wells were actually serviced during December. The variance for net operating income in the Revenue and Spending Variances column of a report comparing actual results to the flexible budget for December would have been closest to:

The variance for net operating income in the Revenue and Spending Variances column of a report comparing actual results to the flexible budget for December would have been closest to:

$1,000 Favorable

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Fixed and Variable Budgets:

Fixed Element Variable Element Actual Total

per month per Well Serviced

Revenue $3,500 $159,800

Employee salaries & wages $41,500 $1,000 $ 87,900

Servicing materials $ 600 $ 27,400

Other expenses $30,000 $ 29,500

Flexible Budget Actual Variance

Revenue 45 wells $157,500 $159,800 $2,300 F

Employee salaries & wages 86,500 87,900 $1,400 U

Servicing materials 27,000 27,400 $400 U

Other expenses 30,000 29,500 $500 F

Net operating income $14,000 $15,000 $1,000 F

Total variance = $1,000 F

Flexible budget:

Revenue = $157,500 ($3,500 * 45)

Employee salaries & wages = $86,500 ($41,500 + ($1,000 * 45))

Servicing materials = $27,000 ($600 * 45)