Reference no: EM132501299
Tennies Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During November, the clinic budgeted for 3,600 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 3,590 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for November:
Data used in budgeting:
Fixed element per monthVariable element per client-visitRevenue - $36.00
Personnel expenses$30,100 $11.00
Medical supplies 1,500 6.40
Occupancy expenses 8,200 2.50
Administrative expenses 6,500 0.20
Total expenses$46,300 $20.10
Actual results for November:
Revenue$129,420
Personnel expenses$69,560
Medical supplies$25,284
Occupancy expenses$16,689
Administrative expenses$6,995
Question 1: The activity variance for personnel expenses in November would be closest to: