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 575 $6,400 February 475 5,350 March 675 6,050 April 550 6,250 May 300 5,150 June 500 6,050 July 325 5,300 August 400 5,050 September 425 5,900     Required: 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 350 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 575 $6,400
February 475 5,350
March 675 6,050
April 550 6,250
May 300 5,150
June 500 6,050
July 325 5,300
August 400 5,050
September 425 5,900
 

 

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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 350 cavities.

 

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