Compute the variable cost per hour

Assignment Help Managerial Accounting
Reference no: EM132203280

Nation's Capital Fitness, Inc. operates a chain of fitness centers in the Washington, D.C., area. The firm's controller is accumulating data to be used in preparing its annual profit plan for the coming year. The cost behavior pattern of the firm's equipment maintenance costs must be determined. The accounting staff has suggested the use of the high-low method to develop an equation, in the form of Y = a + bX, for maintenance costs. Data regarding the maintenance hours and costs for last year are as follows:

MonthHours of Maintenance

ServiceMaintenance

Costs January 540  $4,752  

February 480   4,250  

March 280   2,750  

April 490   4,270  

May 340   2,980  

June 470   4,150  

July 330   3,020  

August 430   3,570  

September 460   4,000  

October 350   3,300  

November 380   3,190  

December 330   3,130 

 Total 4,880  $43,362  

Average 407* $3,614* 

*Rounded

rev: 05_30_2018_QC_CS-128090

  1. Compute the variable cost per hour and the fixed cost per hour at 650 hours of activity. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  2. Compute the predicted maintenance cost at 640 hours of activity.
  3. Using your answer to requirement (1), what is the variable component of the maintenance cost? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
  4. Using the high-low method of cost estimation, estimate the behavior of the maintenance costs incurred by Nation's Capital Fitness, Inc. Express the cost behavior pattern in equation form. (Round coefficient of X to 2 decimal places and other answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Reference no: EM132203280

Questions Cloud

Estimated annual net cash inflows : The percentage decrease in the estimated annual net cash inflows that would cause the company's management to reject the project from a financial perspective
Budgeted cash payments to suppliers : The company pays for credit purchases in the month following purchase. The budgeted cash payments to suppliers next year are?
Calculate the budgeted machine set up cost : Calculate the budgeted machine set up cost per unit of product Q.
Difference between absorption costing and variable costing : Can you help me to provide difference between Absorption costing and variable costing with an example problem for illustration?
Compute the variable cost per hour : Compute the variable cost per hour and the fixed cost per hour at 650 hours of activity. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Schedule of cash collections on accounts receivable : A. a schedule of cash collections on accounts receivable for March. B. a schedule of cash disbursements on accounts payable for March.
Develop the argument and supporting evidence : Develop the argument and supporting evidence for your research problem - Find concepts and constructs relevant to your research topic
Monopoly market structure of an industry : 1. What is meant by the Monopoly market structure of an industry? What factors determine that market structure?
Expected cost of checking the valve : 1)The expected cost of checking the valve and adjusting it if necessary would be?

Reviews

Write a Review

Managerial Accounting Questions & Answers

  Produces small gasoline powered motors for use in lawn mower

Petro Motors, Inc. (PMI), produces small gasoline powered motors for use in lawn mowers.

  Accountants and other members of the management team

accountants and other members of the management team searching for means of understanding and improving standard

  Cmr refrigeration makes a compressor part

CMR Refrigeration makes a compressor part that it sells for $35 each. The cost of producing 30,000 parts in the prior year is as follows:

  Necessary to assign under applied overhead to finished goods

When might it be necessary to assign under applied overhead to Finished Goods, Work in Process, and Cost of Goods Sold?

  Journalize the adjusting entry at december 31

If Costello uses the direct write-off method to account for uncollectible accounts, journalize the adjusting entry at December 31, assuming Costello determines

  Calculate the variances for the year

Calculate the variances for the year ended December 31,2011, identify the person/department to get additional information from regarding the variances and lastly suggest one plausible explanation for each variance.

  Question 1 margaret is an accountant for bigcorp ltd whilst

question 1 margaret is an accountant for bigcorp ltd. whilst attending the companys centenary celebrations in april

  Compute the companys predetermined overhead rate

Compute the companys predetermined overhead rate for the year - compute the underapplied or overapplied overhead for the year.

  Why are customers likely to be willing to pay higher price

Should ATI switch from the fast growing, online advertising market back into the well established published market? Does the charge of predatory pricing seem valid? Why are customers likely to be willing to pay higher price to get published servic..

  Question on account balances

For each of the balances above would the account normally be a credit or debit balance? Enter the closing journal entries as of December 31st. What would the new balances of each account be?

  Describes ethical issues for the management accountant

Describe the role of managerial accounting and the management accountant in a business or organization. Describes ethical issues for the management accountant.

  How many pairs of skis does curtis presently sell

How many pairs of skis does Curtis presently sell and what department is the bottleneck - Should Curtis add the additional equipment and workers to Department

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd