The Gangwere Company has assembled the following data pertaining to certain costs that cannot be easily identified as either fixed or variable. Gangwere Company has heard about a method of measuring cost functions called the high-low method and has decided to use it in this situation.       Month       Cost      Hours      January    $44,900    3,500      February    24,400    2,000      March        31,280    2,450      April          36,400    3,000      May           44,160    3,900      June          42,400    3,740 How is the cost function stated?   Question 12 options:   a)  y = $3,600 + $10.40X   b)  y = $10,112 + $8.64X   c)  y = $26,672 + $1.84X   d)  y = $21,360 + $10.40

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The Gangwere Company has assembled the following data pertaining to certain costs that cannot be easily identified as either fixed or variable. Gangwere Company has heard about a method of measuring cost functions called the high-low method and has decided to use it in this situation.

      Month       Cost      Hours
     January    $44,900    3,500
     February    24,400    2,000
     March        31,280    2,450
     April          36,400    3,000
     May           44,160    3,900
     June          42,400    3,740

How is the cost function stated?

 

Question 12 options:

 

a) 

y = $3,600 + $10.40X

 

b) 

y = $10,112 + $8.64X

 

c) 

y = $26,672 + $1.84X

 

d) 

y = $21,360 + $10.40

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