Question

Inspection costs at one of Ratulowski Corporation's factories are listed below: Units Produced Inspection Costs April 906 $ 16,312 May 951 $ 16,700 June 912 $ 16,365 July 896 $ 16,210 August 918 $ 16,394 September 903 $ 16,280 October 920 $ 16,432 November 860 $ 15,850 December 899 $ 16,238 Management believes that inspection cost is a mixed cost that depends on units produced. Using the high-low method, the estimate of the fixed component of inspection cost per month is closest to:

Answer 1

Answer:

$7,816.9943

Explanation:

Using the high-low method;variable cost per unit=[Total cost at highest level-Total cost at lowest level]/(Highest level-Lowest level)

= $16,700 - $15,850 / 951 - 860

= $850 / 91

= $9.340659340659341

= $9.3407

Hence, total fixed cost = $16,700 - ($9.3407*951) = $16,700 - $8,883.0057 = $7,816.9943