Friday 14 December 2012

Filkins Clinic bases its budgets on the activity measure patient-visits. During February, the clinic

Filkins Clinic bases its budgets on the activity measure patient-visits. During February, the clinic planned for 4,400 patient-visits, but the actual level of activity was 4,600 patient-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas it uses in its budgeting:

  Fixed element
per month
Variable element
per patient-visit
  Revenue   $ 32.60          
  Personnel expenses $ 31,900         $ 10.00          
  Medical Supplies $ 1,900         $ 6.00          
  Occupancy expenses $ 6,900         $ 2.00          
  Administrative expenses $ 5,900         $ 0.20          


Required:
Complete the report showing the clinic's activity variances for February. (Input all amounts as positive values. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Filkins Clinic
Activity Variances
For the Month Ended February 28
  Revenue $     F  
 
 
  Expenses:    
       Personnel expenses     U  
       Medical Supplies     U  
       Occupancy expenses     U  
       Administrative expenses     U  
 
 
  Total expense     U  
 
 
  Net operating income $     F  
 

 



Explanation:
Filkins Clinic
Activity Variances
For the Month Ended February 28
  Planning Budget  Flexible  Budget Activity Variances
  Patient-visits (q)   4,400       4,600         
  Revenue ($32.60q) $ 143,440     $ 149,960    $ 6,520     F  
 





 
  Expenses:              
    Personnel expenses ($31,900 + $10.00q)   75,900       77,900      2,000     U  
    Medical Supplies ($1,900 + $6.00q)   28,300       29,500      1,200     U  
    Occupancy expenses ($6,900 + $2.00q)   15,700       16,100      400     U  
    Administrative expenses ($5,900 + $0.20q)   6,780       6,820      40     U
 





  
  Total expense   126,680       130,320      3,640     U  
 





 
  Net operating income $ 16,760     $ 19,640    $ 2,880     F  
 











 

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