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Executive Training, Inc. provides a personal development seminar that is popular

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Question

 Executive Training, Inc. provides a personal development seminar that is popular with many companies. Executive Training charges $500 for each seminar it conducts. The number of seminars offered over the last six months along with the total costs of offering these seminars appear below:  Month           Costs Incurred        Seminars Offered January           $15,400                   55 February           14,200                   45 March              18,000                   60 April              14,700                   50 May                19,600                   75 June               16,500                   58  Executive Training, Inc. expects to offer 72 seminars during July.  Using the high-low method, calculate Executive Training's expected net income for July. 

Explanation / Answer

using high low method;variable cost/seminar=(Total cost at highest level-total cost at lowest level)/(Highest level-Lowest level)

=(19600-14200)/(75-45)=$180

Total fixed costs=19600-(180*75)=$6100

Service revenue(500*72) 36000 Less:Variable costs(180*72) 12960 Less:Fixed costs 6100 Expected net income $16940.