Assume that, you as a management accountant, are assigned to project a college’s maintenance costs for the next year. From company records, you can collect information related to costs and volumes for two possible cost drivers. Labor hours used in maintenance. Numbers of students enrolled.   Month Total Maintenance Cost Number of hours Number of students 1 16,690 238 534 2 13,560 194 532 3 13,540 108 534 4 16,060 229 530 5 12,430 101 533 6 20,860 298 537 7 18,240 244 540 8 12,310 98 540 9 13,770 108 541 10 16,990 225 538 11 20,650 289 540 12 14,770 118 539 Next Semester       1       2       3       4       5       6       TOTAL         Required: Prepare a Regression Analysis to determine the Cost Function. Assume that the number of students for the first semester for the next year is: 550, 575, 600, 635, 640 and 670   The numbers of hours is: 210, 225, 230, 245, 250 and 260 Determine the Total Cost for each month for the next year.

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Assume that, you as a management accountant, are assigned to project a college’s maintenance costs for the next year. From company records, you can collect information related to costs and volumes for two possible cost drivers.

  1. Labor hours used in maintenance.
  2. Numbers of students enrolled.

 

Month

Total Maintenance Cost

Number of hours

Number of students

1

16,690

238

534

2

13,560

194

532

3

13,540

108

534

4

16,060

229

530

5

12,430

101

533

6

20,860

298

537

7

18,240

244

540

8

12,310

98

540

9

13,770

108

541

10

16,990

225

538

11

20,650

289

540

12

14,770

118

539

Next Semester

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

Required:

  1. Prepare a Regression Analysis to determine the Cost Function.
  2. Assume that the number of students for the first semester for the next year is:

550, 575, 600, 635, 640 and 670

 

  1. The numbers of hours is:

210, 225, 230, 245, 250 and 260

Determine the Total Cost for each month for the next year.

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