ANSWER:
High low point method is used to separate costs into its fixed and variable components.
Formula: variable cost per machine hour = (highest activity cost - lowest activity cost)/(highest activity machine hours - lowest activity machine hours)
Therefore, variable cost per machine hour = ($88000 - $67000)/(99000 - 63000)
= $21000/36000
= $0.58
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You are to submit an individual one to two-page report answering
the following from an accounting perspective, not a
marketing/management perspective:
You are required to:
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