Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides estimates concerning the company’s costs:                                      Fixed cost per month                                         Cost per car washed Cleaning supplies                                                                                         $0.40 Electricity                          $1,200                                                                 $0.08 Maintaince                                                                                                    $0.25 Wages and salaries          $4,000                                                                 $0.30 Depreciation                     $8,000 Rent                                 $1,900 Administrative expenses $1,500                                                                  $0.03 For example, electricity costs should be $1,200 per month plus $0.08 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,500 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.00 per car washed. The actual operating results for August are as follows: Actual cars washed                                                             8,600 Revenue                                                                           $53,100 Expenses: Cleaning supplies                                                                3,900 Electricity                                                                             1,850 Maintaince                                                                           2,365 Wages and salaries                                                            6,910 Depreciation                                                                       8,000 Rent                                                                                   2,100 Administrative expenses                                                    1,665    Total expenses                                                              $26,780 Net operating income                                                     $26,320 Calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for August.

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Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides estimates concerning the company’s costs:

                                     Fixed cost per month                                         Cost per car washed

Cleaning supplies                                                                                         $0.40

Electricity                          $1,200                                                                 $0.08

Maintaince                                                                                                    $0.25

Wages and salaries          $4,000                                                                 $0.30

Depreciation                     $8,000

Rent                                 $1,900

Administrative expenses $1,500                                                                  $0.03

For example, electricity costs should be $1,200 per month plus $0.08 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,500 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.00 per car washed.

The actual operating results for August are as follows:

Actual cars washed                                                             8,600

Revenue                                                                           $53,100

Expenses:

Cleaning supplies                                                                3,900

Electricity                                                                             1,850

Maintaince                                                                           2,365

Wages and salaries                                                            6,910

Depreciation                                                                       8,000

Rent                                                                                   2,100

Administrative expenses                                                    1,665

   Total expenses                                                              $26,780

Net operating income                                                     $26,320

Calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for August.

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