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19 June, 22:35

Given the following cost and activity observations for Smithson Company's utilities, use the high-low method to calculate Smithson's fixed costs per month. Round variable cost per unit to two decimal places in your calculations.

Cost Machine Hours

January $52,200 20,000

February 75,000 29,000

March 57,000 22,000

April 64,000 24,500

(A) $2,530

(B) $22,800

(C) $1,600

(D) $50,600

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  1. 20 June, 01:46
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    The correct answr is C.

    Explanation:

    Giving the following information:

    Cost Machine Hours

    January $52,200 20,000

    February 75,000 29,000

    March 57,000 22,000

    April 64,000 24,500

    Variable cost per unit = (Highest activity cost - Lowest activity cost) / highest activity units - Lowest activity units)

    Variable cost per unit = (75,000 - 52,200) / (29,000 - 20,000) = 2.53

    Fixed costs = Highest activity cost - (Variable cost per unit * HAU)

    Fixed costs = 75,000 - (2.53*29,000) = 1600

    Fixed costs = LAC - (Variable cost per unit * LAU)

    Fixed costs = 52,200 - (2.53*20,000) = 1600
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