Ch9.9

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

	Fixed Cost per Month			Cost per Car Washed
Cleaning supplies				$	0.80
Electricity	$	1,200		$	0.15
Maintenance				$	0.20
Wages and salaries	$	5,000		$	0.30
Depreciation	$	6,000
Rent	$	8,000
Administrative expenses	$	4,000		$	0.10

For example, electricity costs are $1,200 per month plus $0.15 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,800 cars in August and collected an average of $4.90 per car washed.

Required:

Prepare the companys flexible budget for August.

Lavage Rapide Flexible Budget For the Month Ended August 31 Actual cars washed 8,800 Revenue Expenses: Cleaning supplies Electricity Maintenance Wages and salaries Depreciation Rent Administrative expenses Total expense 0 Net operating income $ 0