The manufacturing cost of Sunrise Industries for three months of the year are pr
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Question
The manufacturing cost of Sunrise Industries for three months of the year are provided below:
Total Cost
Production
April
$ 63,000
900 units
May
80,920
1,600 units
June
100,300
2,400 units
Using the high-low method, determine the (a) variable cost per unit, and (b) the total fixed costs (c) what is the purpose of using the high-low method?
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Please label your answers as (a), (b), and (c)
Total Cost
Production
April
$ 63,000
900 units
May
80,920
1,600 units
June
100,300
2,400 units
Explanation / Answer
A) Variable cost per unit
= (Cost at highest production activity-Cost at lowest production activity) / (Highest activity-Lowest activity)
= (100,300-63,000)/(2400-900)
= 37300/1500
=24.87 (rounded)
B) Total fixed cost
=100300-2400(24.87)
=$40,612
C) High-low method is a method used by managerial accountants that aims at seperating variable and total fixed cost with the given limited data.
(This problem involves rounding off of numbers. Please comment if you face any issues)
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