The Lakeshore Hotel’s guest-days of occupancy and custodial supplies expense over the last seven months were:       Month Guest-Days of Occupancy   Custodial Supplies Expense     March 7,000      $ 10,200          April     6,500      $ 10,100          May 9,000      $ 10,600          June 10,500      $ 10,900          July 12,500      $ 11,300          August 11,500      $ 11,100          September 9,000      $ 10,600          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. Using the high-low method, estimate a cost formula for custodial supplies expense. (Round the Variable cost per guest-day to 2 decimal points.) 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 11,300 guest-days? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

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


 

    Month Guest-Days
of Occupancy
  Custodial
Supplies Expense
    March 7,000      $ 10,200     
    April     6,500      $ 10,100     
    May 9,000      $ 10,600     
    June 10,500      $ 10,900     
    July 12,500      $ 11,300     
    August 11,500      $ 11,100     
    September 9,000      $ 10,600     

 

 

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.

 

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1.

Using the high-low method, estimate a cost formula for custodial supplies expense. (Round the Variable cost per guest-day to 2 decimal points.)

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 11,300 guest-days? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

 

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