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Rooter\'s Cleaning Services provided data concerning the costs incurred to clean

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Question

Rooter's Cleaning Services provided data concerning the costs incurred to clean hotel rooms for which hotel customers pay $150 per night. Data for the past 7 months are as follows: How much are estimate variable costs using the high low method? Month # of Rooms Cleaned Cleaning Cost JAN 250 $6,450.00 FEB 160 $ 40,160.00 MAR 200 $5,100.00 APR 150 $4,100.00 lowest activity MAY 285 $6,760.00 highest activity JUN 170 $4,200.00 JUL 260 $ 6,530.00 variable cost per unit is $19.70 Now what am I supposed to do?

Explanation / Answer






January

February

March

April

May

June

July

# of rooms cleaned

250

160

200

150

270

170

260

Cleaning Cost

$6,450

$4,060

$5,100

$4,100

$6,530

$4,200

$6,640



Use the high low method to determine the cost of cleaning at 175 rooms.

High and low data points = April and May


VC per unit = ($6,760.00 - $4,100) / (270

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

# of rooms cleaned

250

160

200

150

270

170

260

Cleaning Cost

$6,450

$4,060

$5,100

$4,100

$6,530

$4,200

$6,640