Mountain Dental Services is a specialized dental practice whose only service is filling cavities. Mountain has recorded the following for the past nine months:  Month Number of Cavities Filled Total Cost January 300 $5,000 February 600 6,150 March 575 6,350 April 450 5,400 May 525 6,150 June 550 6,050 July 625 6,300 August 325 5,200 September 400 5,200     Required: 1. Use the high-low method to estimate total fixed cost and variable cost per cavity filled. (Round your Variable cost per unit to 2 decimal places.)             Fixed Cost   Variable Cost per cavity filled 1. Use the high-low method to estimate total fixed cost and variable cost per cavity filled. 2. Using these estimates, calculate Mountain’s total cost for filling 425 cavities.

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Mountain Dental Services is a specialized dental practice whose only service is filling cavities. Mountain has recorded the following for the past nine months:
 

Month Number of Cavities Filled Total Cost
January 300 $5,000
February 600 6,150
March 575 6,350
April 450 5,400
May 525 6,150
June 550 6,050
July 625 6,300
August 325 5,200
September 400 5,200
 

 

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Use the high-low method to estimate total fixed cost and variable cost per cavity filled. (Round your Variable cost per unit to 2 decimal places.)

 
 
 
 
   
Fixed Cost  
Variable Cost per cavity filled

1. Use the high-low method to estimate total fixed cost and variable cost per cavity filled.

2. Using these estimates, calculate Mountain’s total cost for filling 425 cavities.

 

 

 
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