Oki Products, Ltd., has observed the following processing costs at various levels of activity over the last15 months:Units ProcessingMonth Produced Cost1 ......................................... 4,500 $38,0002 ......................................... 11,000 $52,0003 ......................................... 12,000 $56,0004 ......................................... 5,500 $40,0005 ......................................... 9,000 $47,0006 ......................................... 10,500 $52,0007 ......................................... 7,500 $44,0008 ......................................... 5,000 $41,0009 ......................................... 11,500 $52,00010 ......................................... 6,000 $43,00011 ......................................... 8,500 $48,00012 ......................................... 10,000 $50,00013 ......................................... 6,500 $44,00014 ......................................... 9,500 $48,00015 ......................................... 8,000 $46,000 Required:1. Prepare a scattergraph using the above data. Plot cost on the vertical axis and activity on the horizontalaxis. Fit a line to your plotted points using a ruler.2. Using the quick-and-dirty method, what is the approximate monthly fixed cost? The approximatevariable cost per unit processed? Show your computations.

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Oki Products, Ltd., has observed the following processing costs at various levels of activity over the last
15 months:
Units Processing
Month Produced Cost
1 ......................................... 4,500 $38,000
2 ......................................... 11,000 $52,000
3 ......................................... 12,000 $56,000
4 ......................................... 5,500 $40,000
5 ......................................... 9,000 $47,000
6 ......................................... 10,500 $52,000
7 ......................................... 7,500 $44,000
8 ......................................... 5,000 $41,000
9 ......................................... 11,500 $52,000
10 ......................................... 6,000 $43,000
11 ......................................... 8,500 $48,000
12 ......................................... 10,000 $50,000
13 ......................................... 6,500 $44,000
14 ......................................... 9,500 $48,000
15 ......................................... 8,000 $46,000

Required:
1. Prepare a scattergraph using the above data. Plot cost on the vertical axis and activity on the horizontal
axis. Fit a line to your plotted points using a ruler.
2. Using the quick-and-dirty method, what is the approximate monthly fixed cost? The approximate
variable cost per unit processed? Show your computations.

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