The St. Lucia Blood Bank, a private charity partly supported

The St. Lucia Blood Bank, a private charity partly supported by government grants, is located on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. The blood bank has just finished its operations for September, which was a particularly busy month due to a powerful hurricane that hit neighboring islands causing many injuries. The hurricane largely bypassed St. Lucia, but residents of St. Lucia willingly donated their blood to help people on other islands. As a consequence, the blood bank collected and processed over 20% more blood than had been originally planned for the month. A report prepared by a government official comparing actual costs to budgeted costs for the blood bank appears below. Continued support from the government depends on the blood bank’s ability to demonstrate control over its costs.St. Lucia Blood BankCost Control ReportFor the Month Ended September 30Actual ResultsPlanning Budget Variances Liters of blood collected620 500 Medical supplies$9,250 $7,500 $1,750 U Lab tests6,180 6,000 180 U Equipment depreciation2,800 2,500 300 U Rent1,000 1,000 0 Utilities570 500 70 U Administration11,740 11,250 490 U Total expense$31,540 $28,750 $2,790 U The managing director of the blood bank was very unhappy with this report, claiming that his costs were higher than expected due to the emergency on the neighboring islands. He also pointed out that the additional costs had been fully covered by payments from grateful recipients on the other islands. The government official who prepared the report countered that all of the figures had been submitted by the blood bank to the government; he was just pointing out that actual costs were a lot higher than promised in the budget. The following cost formulas were used to construct the planning budget:Cost Formulas Medical supplies$15.00q Lab tests$12.00q Equipment depreciation$2,500 Rent$1,000 Utilities$500 Administration$10,000 + $2.50q Required:Complete the performance report for September using the flexible budget approach. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting “F” for favorable, “U” for unfavorable, and “None” for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)St. Lucia Blood BankFlexible Budget Performance ReportFor the Month Ended September 30Actual ResultsSpending VariancesFlexible BudgetActivity VariancesPlanning BudgetMedical supplies$9,250FU$7,500Lab tests6,180FU6,000Equipment depreciation2,800U2,500Rent1,0001,000Utilities570U500Administration11,740UU11,250Total expense$31,540F$0$28,750