Pizza Vesuvio makes specialty pizzas. Data for the past 8 months were collected: Month Labor Cost Employee Hours January February March April $7,000 8,140 9,899 9,787 360 550 630 610

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Pizza Vesuvio makes specialty pizzas. Data for the past 8 months were collected:
Month
Labor Cost Employee Hours
January
February
March
$7,000
8,140
9,899
9,787
8,490
7,450
tot
Feedback
360
550
April
May
June
July
9,490
August
7,531
310
Pizza Vesuvio's controller wants to calculate the fixed and variable costs associated with labor used in th
restaurant.
►Check My Work
630
610
480
350
In your calculations, round the variable rate per employee hour to the nearest cent.
Required:
1. Using the high-low method, calculate the fixed cost of labor.
570
2. Using the high-low method, calculate the variable rate.
per employee hour
3. Using the high-low method, construct the cost formula for total labor cost.
Total labor cost = $
+ [$
x Employee hours]
Dreviou
Ma
Transcribed Image Text:V/T 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 February March $7,000 8,140 9,899 9,787 8,490 7,450 tot Feedback 360 550 April May June July 9,490 August 7,531 310 Pizza Vesuvio's controller wants to calculate the fixed and variable costs associated with labor used in th restaurant. ►Check My Work 630 610 480 350 In your calculations, round the variable rate per employee hour to the nearest cent. Required: 1. Using the high-low method, calculate the fixed cost of labor. 570 2. Using the high-low method, calculate the variable rate. per employee hour 3. Using the high-low method, construct the cost formula for total labor cost. Total labor cost = $ + [$ x Employee hours] Dreviou Ma
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