The managers of the production department have decided to use the production levels of 2015 and 2016 as examples of the highest and lowest years of operating levels.Data for those years are as follows: $\begin{array}{lll}\text { Year}&\text { Chemicals used}&\text { Overhead Costs }\\ 2015 & 336,000 \text { gallons } & \$ 292,800 \\ 2016 & 288,000 \text { gallons } & \$ 254,400 \end{array}$ Required: What is the cost estimating equation for the department if gallons of chemicals are used as the cost driver?

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Answer the following questions using the information below: Syosis Company uses the high-low method to estimate its cost function. The information for 2015 is provided below: $\begin{array}{lll}&\text { Machine-hours }& \text { Costs }\\ \text { Highest observation of cost driver } & 2,500 & \$ 300,000 \\ \text { Lowest observation of cost driver } & 1,500 & \$ 220,000 \end{array}$ -What is the constant for the estimated cost equation?

A) $220,000 B) $300,000 C) $100,000 D) $0 A) $220,000 B) $300,000 C) $100,000 D) $0

Answer the following questions using the information below: Uninder Company uses the high-low method to estimate the cost function. The information for 2015 is provided below: $\begin{array}{lll}&\text { Machine-hours } & \text { Labor Costs }\\ \text { Highest observation of cost driver } & 550 & \$ 22,000 \\ \text { Lowest observation of cost driver } & 250 & \$ 13,000 \end{array}$ -What is the slope coefficient?

A) $52.00 B) $43.75 C) $30.00 D) $40.00 A) $52.00 B) $43.75 C) $30.00 D) $40.00

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The managers of the production department have decided to use the production levels of 2015 and 2016 as examples of the highest and lowest years of operating levels.Data for those years are as follows: Year Chemicals used Overhead Costs 2015 336,000 gallons \ 292,800 2016 288,000 gallons \ 254,400 Required: What is the cost estimating equation for the department if gallons of chemicals are used as the cost driver?

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Answer the following questions using the information below: Syosis Company uses the high-low method to estimate its cost function. The information for 2015 is provided below: Machine-hours Costs Highest observation of cost driver 2,500 \ 300,000 Lowest observation of cost driver 1,500 \ 220,000 -What is the constant for the estimated cost equation?

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Answer the following questions using the information below: Uninder Company uses the high-low method to estimate the cost function. The information for 2015 is provided below: Machine-hours Labor Costs Highest observation of cost driver 550 \ 22,000 Lowest observation of cost driver 250 \ 13,000 -What is the slope coefficient?

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The vertical difference,called the residual term,measures the distance between actual cost and estimated cost for each observation of the cost driver.

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Which of the following is a step followed by an analyst to overcome problems related to data collection for estimating cost function?

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Cross-sectional data analysis includes ________.

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To implement ABC systems,managers must identify a cost driver for each activity.

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Answer the following questions using the information below: For Divaxo Company, labor-hours are 30,000 and wages $130,000 at the high point of the relevant range, and labor-hours are 18,000 and wages $85,000 at the low point of the relevant range. -What is the estimated total labor costs at Divaxo Company when 11,000 labor-hours are used?

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Data collection problems can arise when extreme values of observations occur.

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Activity-based costing systems use the quantitative analysis method exclusively for cost estimation because of its accuracy.

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The vertical difference,called the residual term,measures the distance between actual cost and estimated cost for each observation of the cost driver.

Which of the following is a step followed by an analyst to overcome problems related to data collection for estimating cost function?

Cross-sectional data analysis includes ________.

To implement ABC systems,managers must identify a cost driver for each activity.

Data collection problems can arise when extreme values of observations occur.

Activity-based costing systems use the quantitative analysis method exclusively for cost estimation because of its accuracy.

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An Introduction to Cost Terms and Purposes

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Job Costing

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Master Budget and Responsibility Accounting

Flexible Budgets, direct-Cost Variances, and Management Control

Flexible Budgets, overhead Cost Variances, and Management Control

Inventory Costing and Capacity Analysis

Decision Making and Relevant Information

Strategy, balanced Scorecard, and Strategic Profitability Analysis

Pricing Decisions and Cost Management

Cost Allocation, customer-Profitability Analysis, and Sales-Variance Analysis

Allocation of Support-Department Costs, common Costs, and Revenues

Cost Allocation: Joint Products and Byproducts

Process Costing

Spoilage, rework, and Scrap

Balanced Scorecard: Quality and Time

Inventory Management, just-In-Time, and Simplified Costing Methods

Capital Budgeting and Cost Analysis

Management Control Systems, transfer Pricing, and Multinational Considerations

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