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Chapter 2, Problem 2.8E
Cost Behavior; High-Low Method [LO 2-4, LO 2-5]
Hoi Chong Transport, Ltd., operates a fleet Of delivery trucks In Singapore. The company has determined that if a truck is driven 105,000 kilometers during a year, the average operating cost is 11.4 cents per kilometer. If a truck is driven only 70.000 kilometers during a year 7 the average operating cost increases to 13.4 cents per kilometer.
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- Using the high-low method. estimate the variable and fixed cost elements of the annual cost of the truck operation.
- Express the variable and fixed costs in the form
- If a truck were driven 80,000 kilometers during a year, what total cost would you expect to be incurred?
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Cost Behavior; High-Low Method
Hoi Chong Transport, Ltd., operates a fleet of delivery trucks in Singapore. The company has determined that if a truck is driven 105,000 kilometers during a year, the average operating cost is 11.4 cents per kilometer. If a truck is driven only 70,000 kilometers during a year, the average operating cost increases to 13.4 cents per kilometer.
Required:
1. Using the high-low method, estimate the variable operating cost per kilometer and the annual fixed operating cost associated with the fleet of trucks.
2. Express the variable and fixed costs in the form Y = a + bX.
3. If a truck were driven 80,000 kilometers during a year, what total operating cost would you expect to be incurred?
Hoi Chong Transport, Ltd., operates a fleet of delivery trucks in Singapore. The company has determined that if a truck is driven 93,000 kilometers during a year, the average operating cost is 9.2 cents per kilometer. If a truck is driven only 62,000 kilometers during a year, the average operating cost increases to 9.9 cents per kilometer.
Required:
1. Using the high-low method, estimate the variable operating cost per kilometer and the annual fixed operating cost associated with the fleet of trucks.
2. Express the variable and fixed costs in the form Y = a + bX.
3. If a truck were driven 77,500 kilometers during a year, what total operating cost would you expect to be incurred?
Hoi Chong Transport, Ltd., operates a fleet of delivery trucks in Singapore. The company has determined that if a truck is driven 93,000 kilometers during a year, the average operating cost is 9.2 cents per kilometer. If a truck is driven only 62,000 kilometers during a year, the average operating cost increases to 9.9 cents per kilometer.
Using the high-low method, estimate the variable operating cost per kilometer and the annual fixed operating cost associated with the fleet of trucks. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round the Variable cost per kilometer to 3 decimal places.)
Express the variable and fixed costs in the form Y = a + bX. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round the Variable cost per kilometer to 3 decimal places.)
If a truck were driven 77,500 kilometers during a year, what total operating cost would you expect to be incurred? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
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