1. Given the following cost and activity observations for Leno Enterprises' utilities, use the high-low method to calculate Leno's variable utilities cost per machine hour.

 

Cost

Machine Hours

September

$4,100

22,000

October

3,700

18,000

November

3,900

19,000

December

4,500

28,000

A) $0.08
B) $4.86
C) $0.25
D) $12.50

2. You have calculated, using the high-low method, a variable cost per machine hour of $0.80 for your production power costs. Power costs at 6,000 machine hours are $5,400; at 9,000 machine hours, they are $7,800. What are the total fixed costs that you would use to estimate production power costs for your company at any level within your relevant range?
A) $600
B) $6,400
C) $2,400
D) $4,800

3. Given the following cost and activity observations for Notwen Company's maintenance costs, use the high-low method to calculate Notwen's monthly fixed costs for maintenance.

 

Cost

Units Produced

January

$130,000

25,000

February

180,500

35,000

March

151,100

28,000

A) $11,250
B) $4,550
C) $3,750
D) $2,650

4. Dapper Hat Makers is in the business of designing and producing specialty hats. The material used for derbies costs $4.50 per unit, and Dapper pays each of its two full-time employees $250 per week. If the employees make 50 derbies in one week, what is the fixed cost per derby? (Round to two decimal places where necessary.)
A) $4.50
B) $5.00
C) $10.00

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