Day Mail Order Co. applied the high-low method of cost estimation to customer order data for the first four months of 2005. What is the estimated variable order filling cost component per order?

Month

Orders

Cost

January

1,200

$

3,120

February

1,300

3,185

March

1,800

4,320

April

1,700

3,895

6,000

$

14,520

  1. $2.00
  2. $2.42
  3. $2.48
  4. $2.50