Rients Corporation is a service company that measures its output by the number of customers served. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results of operations for October. When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of October, it assumed that 39 customers would have been served. However, 44 customers were actually served during October.The spending variance for "Other expenses" for October would have been closest to:

A) $400 F
B) $3,625 F
C) $400 U
D) $3,625 U

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Rients Corporation is a service company that measures its output by the number of customers served. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results of operations for October.

When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of October, it assumed that 39 customers would have been served. However, 44 customers were actually served during October.The spending variance for "Other expenses" for October would have been closest to:

A) $400 F
B) $3,625 F
C) $400 U
D) $3,625 U

Sanju Thakur · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  To calculate the spending variance for Other expenses, we need to first calculate the flexible budget for actual output.Flexible budget = Fixed cost + (Variable cost per unit x Actual output)Fixed cost = $8,600Variable cost per unit = $17 + $19 + $2 = $38Actual output = 44Flexible budget = $8,600 + ($38 x 44) = $9,972Next, we compare the flexible budget to the actual cost incurred for Other expenses which is $10,372.Spending variance = Actual cost - Flexible budget= $10,372 - $9,972= $400 UTherefore, the answer is choice C, $400 U.

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