Trevorrow Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During June, the company budgeted for 6,000 units, but its actual level of activity was 5,960 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for June:Data used in budgeting: Actual results for June:
The activity variance for net operating income in June would be closest to:
A) $532 F
B) $532 U
C) $8,916 U
D) $8,916 F

Question

Trevorrow Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During June, the company budgeted for 6,000 units, but its actual level of activity was 5,960 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for June:Data used in budgeting:  Actual results for June:
 The activity variance for net operating income in June would be closest to:
A) $532 F 
B) $532 U 
C) $8,916 U 
D) $8,916 F

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The activity variance for net operating income can be calculated as follows: 
Actual Net Operating Income - Budgeted Net Operating Income 
= ($135,100 - $134,568) 
= $532 U

Therefore, the closest option is B (532 U).

Trevorrow Corporation Manufactures and Sells a Single Product