Fussner Medical Clinic measures its activity in terms of patient-visits. Last month, the budgeted level of activity was 1,610 patient-visits and the actual level of
Fussner Medical Clinic measures its activity in terms of patient-visits. Last month, the budgeted level of activity was 1,610 patient-visits and the actual level of activity was 1,670 patient-visits. The cost formula for administrative expenses is $3.30 per patient-visit plus $17,900 per month. The actual administrative expense was $24,600. In the clinic's flexible budget performance report for last month, the spending variance for administrative expenses was:
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Rameriz Company erred in selecting a denominator activity and chose a much higher level than was realistic. This error would most likely result in a large:
| favorable variable overhead efficiency variance. |
| favorable fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance. |
| unfavorable overhead volume variance. |
| unfavorable fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance. |