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 company’s costs:     Fixed Cost per Month   Cost per Car Washed Cleaning supplies       $ 0.70 Electricity $ 1,200   $ 0.09 Maintenance       $ 0.25 Wages and salaries $ 4,700   $ 0.30 Depreciation $ 8,300       Rent $ 2,200       Administrative expenses $ 1,800   $ 0.03     For example, electricity costs are $1,200 per month plus $0.09 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,300 cars in August and collected an average of $6.80 per car washed.   Required: Prepare the company’s flexible budget 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 data concerning the company’s costs:

 

  Fixed Cost
per Month
  Cost per
Car Washed
Cleaning supplies       $ 0.70
Electricity $ 1,200   $ 0.09
Maintenance       $ 0.25
Wages and salaries $ 4,700   $ 0.30
Depreciation $ 8,300      
Rent $ 2,200      
Administrative expenses $ 1,800   $ 0.03
 

 

For example, electricity costs are $1,200 per month plus $0.09 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,300 cars in August and collected an average of $6.80 per car washed.

 

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Prepare the company’s flexible budget for August.

Required:
Prepare the company's flexible budget for August.
Lavage Rapide
Flexible Budget
For the Month Ended August 31
Revenue
Expenses:
Cleaning supplies
Electricity
Maintenance
Wages and salaries
Depreciation
Rent
Administrative expenses
Total expense
Net operating income
$
%24
Transcribed Image Text:Required: Prepare the company's flexible budget for August. Lavage Rapide Flexible Budget For the Month Ended August 31 Revenue Expenses: Cleaning supplies Electricity Maintenance Wages and salaries Depreciation Rent Administrative expenses Total expense Net operating income $ %24
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A flexible budget is that budget which includes all the flexibility and change in the output. In comparison to Static budget, the flexible budget is more useful. It includes Fixed and variable both.

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