Weaknesses of the High-Low Method Include All of the Following

question 176

Multiple Choice

Weaknesses of the high-low method include all of the following except

• A)only two observations are used to develop the cost function.
• B)the high and low activity levels may not be representative.
• C)the method does not detect if the cost behavior is nonlinear.
• D)the mathematical calculations are relatively complex.

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