Account Analysis

Custom Computers is a company started by two engineering students to assemble and market personal computers to faculty and students. The company operates out of the garage of one of the students’ homes.

From the following costs of a recent month, compute the total cost function and total cost for the month:

Telephone

$50, fixed

Utilities

200: fixed, 40% attributable to the garage, 60% to the house

Advertising

85, fixed

Insurance

65, fixed

Materials

18,000, variable, for 12 computers

Labor

2,060: $1,100 fixed plus $960 for horly help for assembling five computers