Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337912020
Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 6, Problem 8E
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Calculate the variable cost per gross-ton mile, using high-low method.
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Gross-Ton Miles
January
$1,346,500
347,000
February
1,501,300
388,000
March
1,061,000
251,000
April
1,439,400
375,000
May
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June
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Gross-Ton Miles
January
$669,600
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Chapter 6 Solutions
Managerial Accounting
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