High Tech Manufacturing Inc., incurred total indirect manufacturing labor costs of $480,000. The company is labor intensive. Total labor hours during the period were 4,400. Using qualitative analysis, the manager and the management accountant determine that over the period the indirect manufacturing labor costs are mixed costs with only one cost driver–labor-hours. They separated the total indirect manufacturing labor costs into costs that are fixed ($130,000 based on 8,100 hours of labor) and costs that are variable based on the number of labor-hours used. The company has estimated 7,700 labor hours during the next period. What will be the total cost for the estimated 7,700 hours? (Round any intermediary calculations to the nearest cent and your final answer to the nearest dollar.) Question 2 options: $586,296 $742,535 $462,716 $840,000

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High Tech Manufacturing Inc., incurred total indirect manufacturing labor costs of $480,000. The company is labor intensive. Total labor hours during the period were 4,400. Using qualitative analysis, the manager and the management accountant determine that over the period the indirect manufacturing labor costs are mixed costs with only one cost driver–labor-hours. They separated the total indirect manufacturing labor costs into costs that are fixed ($130,000 based on 8,100 hours of labor) and costs that are variable based on the number of labor-hours used. The company has estimated 7,700 labor hours during the next period. What will be the total cost for the estimated 7,700 hours? (Round any intermediary calculations to the nearest cent and your final answer to the nearest dollar.) Question 2 options: $586,296 $742,535 $462,716 $840,000
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VARIABLE COST 

Variable Cost is a cost that varies with the level of output.

Variable Costs include costs of goods sold (COGS), raw materials and inputs to production, packaging, wages, etc.


FIXED COST 

Fixed costs are costs that Constant at any level of Activity.

Fixed Costs are rent and lease costs, salaries, utility bills, insurance, loan repayments, Depreciation, Advertisement etc

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