Bade Midwifery's cost formula for its wages and salaries is $1,230 per month plus $240 per birth. For the month of October, the company planned for activity of 105 births, but the actual level of activity was 101 births. The actual wages and salaries for the month was $26,470. The activity variance for wages and salaries in October would be closest to:

wages and salaries activity variance = $1,000 unfavorable

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Standard:

Fixed = $1,230

Variable = $240 er birth

Actual:

101 births.

The actual wages and salaries for the month was $26,470.

To calculate the activity variance for wages, we need to use the following formula:

wages and salaries activity variance = (actual costs - standards costs)

standards = 1,230 + 240*101 = $25,470

wages and salaries activity variance = (26,470 - 25,470)

wages and salaries activity variance = $1,000 unfavorable