E22-2 (a)
The controller of Dugan Industries has collected the following monthly expense data for use in analyzing the cost behavior of maintenance costs.
Month |
Total |
Maintenance |
Costs |
Total Machine Hours |
January |
2,400 |
300 |
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February |
3,000 |
400 |
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March |
3,600 |
600 |
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April |
4,500 |
790 |
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May |
3,200 |
500 |
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June |
4,900 |
800 |
Instructions
a. Determine the fixed and variable cost components using the high-low method.