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The Cheyenne Hotel in Big Sky, Montana, has accumulated records of the total electrical costs of the hotel and the number of occupancy-days over the last year. An occupancy-day represents a room rented for one day. The hotel’s business is highly seasonal, with peaks occurring during the ski season and in the summer.
Month |
Occupancy-Days |
Electrical Costs | |||
January | 2,640 | $ | 13,200 | ||
February | 2,860 | $ | 14,300 | ||
March | 980 | $ | 4,900 | ||
April | 2,420 | $ | 12,100 | ||
May | 2,090 | $ | 10,450 | ||
June | 4,470 | $ | 18,860 | ||
July | 4,020 | $ | 17,160 | ||
August | 3,940 | $ | 16,760 | ||
September | 1,630 | $ | 8,150 | ||
October | 1,090 | $ | 5,450 | ||
November | 1,390 | $ | 6,950 | ||
December | 2,910 | $ | 14,550 | ||
Required:
1. Using the high-low method, estimate the fixed cost of electricity per month and the variable cost of electricity per occupancy-day. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your Variable cost answer to 2 decimal places and Fixed cost element answer to nearest whole dollar amount.)
2. What other factors in addition to occupancy-days are likely to
affect the variation in electrical costs from month to month?
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High low method uses highest and lowest activity to find variable cost
Occupancy days | Electrical cost | ||||
High activity level | 4,470 | $18,860 | |||
Low activity level | 980 | $4,900 | |||
change | 3,490[4470-980] | $13,960[$18,860-4,900] | |||
Variable cost | $4[$13,960/3,490] | ||||
Fixed cost* | $980 |
*Total cost = variable cost+fixed cost
$18,860=$4*4,470 + fixed cost
fixed cost = $980
2)
Income taxes paid on hotel income.wont affect the electrical cost.. Electrical cost affects income tax
Fixed salary paid to hotel receptionist wii not affect electrical cost.
Seasonal factors like winter or summer affects electrical cost as eclectrical cost would be higher in summers due to higher power consumption
Number of days present in a month and Systematic factors like guests, switching off fans and lights affectes electrical cost .Higher the days present higher the electrical cost
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