The Lakeshore Hotel guest days of occupancy and custodial supplies expense over the last seven months were:                                                                                             Month           Guest Days of Occupancy            Custodial Supplies Expense March                                                                                                                          4,000                             $7,500 April                                                                                                                                                        6,500                               $8,250 May                                                                                                                               8,000                            $10,500 June                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       12,000                              $13,500 July                                                                                                                                  9,000                          $10,750 August                                                                                                                             7,500                       $  9,750   Guest days is a measure of the overall activity at the hotel, For Example a guest who stays at the hotel for three days is counted as three guest Days.   Required: Use the High-Low method, estimate a cost formula for custodial supplies expense Using the cost formula you derived above, what amount of custodial supplies expense would you expect to be incurred at an occupancy level of 11,000 guest days?

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The Lakeshore Hotel guest days of occupancy and custodial supplies expense over the last seven months were:

                                                                                         

 

Month           Guest Days of Occupancy            Custodial Supplies Expense

March                                                                                                                          4,000                             $7,500

April                                                                                                                                                        6,500                               $8,250

May                                                                                                                               8,000                            $10,500

June                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       12,000                              $13,500

July                                                                                                                                  9,000                          $10,750

August                                                                                                                             7,500                       $  9,750

 

Guest days is a measure of the overall activity at the hotel, For Example a guest who stays at the hotel for three days is counted as three guest Days.

 

Required:

  1. Use the High-Low method, estimate a cost formula for custodial supplies expense
  2. Using the cost formula you derived above, what amount of custodial supplies expense would you expect to be incurred at an occupancy level of 11,000 guest days?

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