23. A company’s total overhead cost at various levels of activity is presented below: Month Machine-Hours Total Overhead Cost March ...................................... 5,000 $21,750 April ......................................... 4,000 $19,000 May ......................................... 6,000 $25,000 June ........................................ 7,000 $28,750 Assume that the overhead cost above consists of utilities, supervisory salaries, and maintenance. The breakdown of these costs at the 4,000 machine-hour level of activity is as follows: Utilities (variable) ............................... $ 8,000 Supervisory salaries (fixed) ................. 4,000 Maintenance (mixed) .......................... 7,000 Total overhead cost ............................ $19,000 Suppose the company uses the high-low method to estimate a cost formula for maintenance.   What is the total maintenance cost the company expects to incur at an activity level of 7,600 machine hours? a. $12,640 b. $13,400 c. $12,800 d. $11,500 e. None of the above

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23. A company’s total overhead cost at various levels of activity is presented below: Month Machine-Hours Total Overhead Cost March ...................................... 5,000 $21,750 April ......................................... 4,000 $19,000 May ......................................... 6,000 $25,000 June ........................................ 7,000 $28,750 Assume that the overhead cost above consists of utilities, supervisory salaries, and maintenance. The breakdown of these costs at the 4,000 machine-hour level of activity is as follows: Utilities (variable) ............................... $ 8,000 Supervisory salaries (fixed) ................. 4,000 Maintenance (mixed) .......................... 7,000 Total overhead cost ............................ $19,000 Suppose the company uses the high-low method to estimate a cost formula for maintenance.

 

What is the total maintenance cost the company expects to incur at an activity level of 7,600 machine hours? a. $12,640 b. $13,400 c. $12,800 d. $11,500 e. None of the above

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