Requirements 1. Use the high-low method to estimate the fixed and variable portion of overhead costs based on machine hours. 2. If the plant is planning to operate at a level of 200 machine hours next period, what would be the estimated overhead costs? 3. Use the method of least square to estimate the fixed and variable portion of overhead costs based on machine hours.
Requirements 1. Use the high-low method to estimate the fixed and variable portion of overhead costs based on machine hours. 2. If the plant is planning to operate at a level of 200 machine hours next period, what would be the estimated overhead costs? 3. Use the method of least square to estimate the fixed and variable portion of overhead costs based on machine hours.
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Solville Motors Co. makes motorcycles. Management wants
overhead costs to plan its operations. A recent trade publication revealed that
overhead costs tend to vary with machine hours. To check this, they collected the
following data for the past 12 months.
Month No
1
3
4
6
21669
Machine Hours
170
160
190
175
200
160
150
210
180
170
145
Cost Accounting
Overhead Costs
4.225
4.321
5.250
4.200
5.100
4.450
4.200
5.475
4.760
4.325
3.975
Requirements
1. Use the high-low method to estimate the fixed and variable portion of
overhead costs based on machine hours.
2. If the plant is planning to operate at a level of 200 machine hours next
period, what would be the estimated overhead costs?
3. Use the method of least square to estimate the fixed and variable portion of
overhead costs based on machine hours.
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