JAR-458 tour company uses two measures of activity, routes and passengers in its cost formulas used for budgeting and performance evaluation. The cost formula for tour operating costs is $56,880 per month plus $2,876 per route plus $14 per passenger. The company expected in August to perform 88 routes and serve 257 passengers, but the actual activity was 97 routes and 269 passengers. The actual tour operating costs in August was $305,100. The spending variance for tour operating costs in August would be closest to:

Multiple Choice

$8,466 Favorable

$26,052 Favorable

$34,518 Unfavorable

$8,466 Unfavorable

$34,518 Favorable