Using Regression Results to Construct and Apply a Cost Formula Dohini Manufacturing Company had the following 12 months of data on purchasing cost and number of purchase orders. Month   Purchasing Cost   Number of Purchase Orders January   $18,860          370                  February   18,065          330                  March   19,250          370                  April   18,050          410                  May   19,345          400                  June   19,500          450                  July   19,670          460                  August   20,940          560                  September   19,430          440                  October   20,020          500                  November   18,800          470                  December   19,340          480                  The controller for Dohini Manufacturing ran regression on the data, and the coefficients shown by the regression program are: Intercept 15,021 (rounded to the nearest dollar) X variable 1 9.74 (rounded to the nearest cent) Required: 1. Construct the cost formula for the purchasing activity showing the fixed cost and the variable rate. Total purchasing cost = $fill in the blank 1 + ($fill in the blank 2 × Purchase orders)   2. If Dohini Manufacturing Company estimates that next month will have 430 purchase orders, what is the total estimated purchasing cost for that month? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.) $fill in the blank 3 3. What if Dohini Manufacturing wants to estimate purchasing cost for the coming year and expects 5,340 purchase orders? What will estimated total purchasing cost be? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.) $fill in the blank 4 What is the total fixed purchasing cost? $fill in the blank 5 Why doesn't it equal the fixed cost calculated in Requirement 1 above? because there are 12 months in the year

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Using Regression Results to Construct and Apply a Cost Formula

Dohini Manufacturing Company had the following 12 months of data on purchasing cost and number of purchase orders.

Month   Purchasing Cost   Number of Purchase
Orders
January   $18,860          370                 
February   18,065          330                 
March   19,250          370                 
April   18,050          410                 
May   19,345          400                 
June   19,500          450                 
July   19,670          460                 
August   20,940          560                 
September   19,430          440                 
October   20,020          500                 
November   18,800          470                 
December   19,340          480                 

The controller for Dohini Manufacturing ran regression on the data, and the coefficients shown by the regression program are:

Intercept 15,021 (rounded to the nearest dollar)
X variable 1 9.74 (rounded to the nearest cent)

Required:

1. Construct the cost formula for the purchasing activity showing the fixed cost and the variable rate.

Total purchasing cost = $fill in the blank 1 + ($fill in the blank 2 × Purchase orders)

 

2. If Dohini Manufacturing Company estimates that next month will have 430 purchase orders, what is the total estimated purchasing cost for that month? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)
$fill in the blank 3

3. What if Dohini Manufacturing wants to estimate purchasing cost for the coming year and expects 5,340 purchase orders? What will estimated total purchasing cost be? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)
$fill in the blank 4

What is the total fixed purchasing cost?
$fill in the blank 5

Why doesn't it equal the fixed cost calculated in Requirement 1 above?

because there are 12 months in the year 

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