Tan-O-Rama is a local tanning salon. The following information reflects its number of appointments and total costs for the first half o the year: Month January February March April May June Number of Appointments 250 300 500 225 Variable cost per unit Total fixed cost 150 175 Total Cost $ 5,000 6,000 6,185 5,300 5,450 5,230 Required: Using the high-low method, calculate the total fixed cost per month and the variable cost per tanning appointment. Note: Round your "Variable cost per unit" answer to 4 decimal places and "Fixed cost" answer to the nearest dollar amount.
Tan-O-Rama is a local tanning salon. The following information reflects its number of appointments and total costs for the first half o the year: Month January February March April May June Number of Appointments 250 300 500 225 Variable cost per unit Total fixed cost 150 175 Total Cost $ 5,000 6,000 6,185 5,300 5,450 5,230 Required: Using the high-low method, calculate the total fixed cost per month and the variable cost per tanning appointment. Note: Round your "Variable cost per unit" answer to 4 decimal places and "Fixed cost" answer to the nearest dollar amount.
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Tan-O-Rama is a local tanning salon. The following information reflects its number of appointments and total costs for the first half of
the year:
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
Number of
Appointments
250
Variable cost per unit
Total fixed cost
300
500
225
150
175
Total Cost
$5,000
6,000
6,185
5,300
5,450
5,230
Required:
Using the high-low method, calculate the total fixed cost per month and the variable cost per tanning appointment.
Note: Round your "Variable cost per unit" answer to 4 decimal places and "Fixed cost" answer to the nearest dollar amount.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc4ce533c-3541-421d-b3d0-8ee5ff42ff11%2Fb7b48e58-2270-4702-8ad1-5d36da090e0b%2Fq43zpng_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:M5-10 (Static) Estimating Cost Behavior Using High-Low Method [LO 5-3]
Tan-O-Rama is a local tanning salon. The following information reflects its number of appointments and total costs for the first half of
the year:
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
Number of
Appointments
250
Variable cost per unit
Total fixed cost
300
500
225
150
175
Total Cost
$5,000
6,000
6,185
5,300
5,450
5,230
Required:
Using the high-low method, calculate the total fixed cost per month and the variable cost per tanning appointment.
Note: Round your "Variable cost per unit" answer to 4 decimal places and "Fixed cost" answer to the nearest dollar amount.
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