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the following information pertains to manufacturing costs and direct labor hour. Given the information, what is variable cost per unit of the cost function? month total costs direct LH Jan 4000 360 Feb 3,989 327 Mar 4100 375 April 4500 400 May 4400 405 June 4,387 449 July 4450 425
Month | Total costs | Direct LH | |||||||||
Jan | $ 4,000 | 360 | |||||||||
Feb | $ 3,989 | 327 | |||||||||
Mar | $ 4,100 | 375 | |||||||||
April | $ 4,500 | 400 | |||||||||
May | $ 4,400 | 405 | |||||||||
June | $ 4,387 | 449 | |||||||||
July | $ 4,450 | 425 | |||||||||
As per High-Low method, | |||||||||||
Variable cost per unit | = | (H-L)/(A-B) | Where, | ||||||||
= | (4387-3989)/(449-327) | H | Total costs at highest level of activity | $ 4,387 | |||||||
= | $ 3.26 | L | Total costs at lowest level of activity | $ 3,989 | |||||||
A | Highest level of activity | 449 | |||||||||
B | Lowest level of activity | 327 | |||||||||