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SHARE is trying to determine how many clients must be serviced in order to cover

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Question

SHARE is trying to determine how many clients must be serviced in order to cover its monthly service overhead. Using the high-low method, it has determined that the variable cost per client is $800 and that the monthly fixed overhead is $28,000.

Assuming an average fee of $1,400 per client and a targeted profit of $26,000, the number of clients to be serviced is a. 120 clients. b. 80 clients. c. 90 clients. d. 47 clients.



***PLEASE EXPLAIN***
SHARE is trying to determine how many clients must be serviced in order to cover its monthly service overhead. Using the high-low method, it has determined that the variable cost per client is $800 and that the monthly fixed overhead is $28,000.

Assuming an average fee of $1,400 per client and a targeted profit of $26,000, the number of clients to be serviced is a. 120 clients. b. 80 clients. c. 90 clients. d. 47 clients.



***PLEASE EXPLAIN***

Explanation / Answer

28,000+26000+800x=1,400x x=54000/600 =90