he controller of Wildhorse 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 $2,925 3,880 February 3,324 4,432 March 3,989 6,648 April 4,986 8,753 May 3,546 5,540 June 5,420 8,870 (a1) Determine the variable-cost components using the high-low method. (Round answer to 2 decimal places e.g. 2.25.) Variable cost per machine hour $

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Answer:

Variable cost per unit= $0.5

Explanation:

To calculate the variable and fixed costs under the high-low method, we need to use the following formulas:

Variable cost per unit= (Highest activity cost - Lowest activity cost)/ (Highest activity units - Lowest activity units)

Variable cost per unit= (5,420 - 2,925) / (8,870 - 3,880)

Variable cost per unit= $0.5

Fixed costs= Highest activity cost - (Variable cost per unit * HAU)

Fixed costs= 5,420 - (0.5*8,870)

Fixed costs= $985

Fixed costs= LAC - (Variable cost per unit* LAU)

Fixed costs= 2,925 - (0.5*3,880)

Fixed costs= $985