The management of Casablanca Manufacturing Corporation believes that machine- hours is an appropriate measure of activity for overhead cost Shown below are machine hours and total overhead cost for the past six months:                           Machine- hours                 Overhead Cost Jan                           150,000                               P339,000 Feb                          140,000                               P328,000 Mar                          160,000                              P350,000 Apr                           130,000                              P319,500 May                         170,000                               P362,500 Jun                           200,000                               P400,000 Assume that the relevant range included all of the activity levels mentioned in this problem. If Casablanca expects to incur 185,000 machine hours next month, what will the estimated total overhead cost be using the high-low method

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The management of Casablanca Manufacturing Corporation believes that machine- hours is an appropriate measure of activity for overhead cost Shown below are machine hours and total overhead cost for the past six months:

                          Machine- hours                 Overhead Cost

Jan                           150,000                               P339,000

Feb                          140,000                               P328,000

Mar                          160,000                              P350,000

Apr                           130,000                              P319,500

May                         170,000                               P362,500

Jun                           200,000                               P400,000

Assume that the relevant range included all of the activity levels mentioned in this problem.

If Casablanca expects to incur 185,000 machine hours next month, what will the estimated total overhead cost be using the high-low method?

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