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In this module you will have an opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of mixed costs and their application in the aviation industry.

For this Case Study, complete the three requirements below:

ABC Airlines has calculated the total costs (fixed and variable) for the passenger service flights between Los Angeles, California and Orlando, Florida. The two methods used were the high-low method and the least squared method. Compare and contrast these two methods. Which one is the most reliable? What affect does an outlier have on the high-low method? Which method would you recommend to ABC?

List and discuss ten possible cost drivers for an aircraft manufacturing firm.

Refer to Case 6-46 at the end of Chapter 6.

Compute requirement 2, except you can build or use an existing Excel Spreadsheet to calculate the fixed and variable costs of the airport's cost behavior pattern.

Also, complete requirement 4. The spreadsheet must accompany the submission.

For this case study, you will demonstrate your ability to correctly calculate the problem and demonstrate creative thinking by analyzing the case and answering the questions that are intended to interpret the data Please refer to the case study section of the syllabus for additional guidance and your Case Study Rubric to review the criteria that will be used to evaluate and grade your submission.This activity is due the last day of this module. If you have chosen to complete this activity as a group assignment (optional), one member of the group will submit the assignment. Include the names of all participating group members in the top left corner of the first page of the document.