Question

Wember Catering uses two measures of activity, jobs and meals, in the cost formulas in its budgets and performance reports. The cost formula for catering supplies is $350 per month plus $89 per job plus $9 per meal. A typical job involves serving a number of meals to guests at a corporate function or at a host's home. The company expected its activity in September to be 21 jobs and 144 meals, but the actual activity was 17 jobs and 141 meals. The actual cost for catering supplies in September was $3,035. The catering supplies in the planning budget for September would be closest to:

Answer 1

$3,515

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the catering supplies is shown below:

= Catering supplies per month + per job cost × expected number of jobs + per meal cost × expected number of meals

= $350 + $89 × 21 jobs + $9 × 144 meals

= $350 + $1,869 + $1,296

= $3,515

Since the question is asking for planning budget so we considered the expected units in terms of jobs and meals