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Which of the following is true of variable costing?
Tauton Company uses the high low to estimates its cost function. The information for 2017 is provided below:
Machine hour’s costs
Highest observation of cost driver 4000 332000
Lowest observation of cost driver 3000 312000
What is the estimated total cost when 1900 machine hours are used?
Quantum Company uses the high low method to estimate the cost function the information for 2017 is provided below:
Machine hour’s costs
Highest observation of cost driver 1000 32000
Lowest observation of cost driver 200 16000
What is the constant for the estimated cost equation?
Which cost estimating method uses time and motion studies to reveal that to make a high quality men’s suit jacket it takes of 3 hours of direct labor effort per jacket and 5 minutes of a salaried manager to perform quality control?
A. the accrual accounting method
B .the industrial engineering method
C .the cash accounting method
D .the high low method
Solution 1:
Variable costing treats direct manufacturing costs as a product cost. This statement is true.
Hence option "C" is correct.
Solution 2:
Variable cost per unit = (Cost at high point - Costs at low point) / (Machine hours at high point - Machine hours at low point)
= ($332000 - $312000)/ (4000- 3000) = $20000 / 1000 = $20 per unit
Fixed Cost = $332000 - (4000*$20) = $332000 - $80000 = $252,000
Total cost when 1900 machine hours are used = $252000 + ($20*1900) = $290,000
Hence option "b" is correct.
Solution 3:
Variable cost per unit = (Cost at high point - Costs at low point) / (Machine hours at high point - Machine hours at low point)
= ($32000 - $16000)/ (1000- 200) = $16000 / 800 = $20 per unit
Fixed Cost = $32000 - (1000*$20) = $32000 - $20000 = $12,000
constant for the estimated cost equation = $12000
Hence option "a" is correct.
Solution 4:
"The industrial engineering method" uses time and motion studies to reveal that to make a high quality men’s suit jacket it takes of 3 hours of direct labor effort per jacket and 5 minutes of a salaried manager to perform quality control.
Hence option "B" is correct.