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Question - Using High-Low to Calculate Fixed Cost, Calculate the Variable Rate, and Construct a Cost Function
Pizza Vesuvio makes specialty pizzas. Data for the past 8 months were collected:
Month Labor Cost($) Employee Hours
January 9,490 420
February 7,000 480
March 7,531 510
April 8,140 380
May 9,787 450
June 8,490 350
July 11,972 580
August 7,500 320
Pizza Vesuvio's controller wants to calculate the fixed and variable costs associated with labor used in the restaurant.
In your calculations, round the variable rate per employee hour to the nearest cent. If required, round your final answers to the nearest cent.
Required -
1. Using the high-low method, calculate the fixed cost of labor.
2. Using the high-low method, calculate the variable rate.
3. Using the high-low method, construct the cost formula for total labor cost.