Inspection Costs at One of Ratulowski Corporation's Factories Are Listed

question 32

Multiple Choice

Inspection costs at one of Ratulowski Corporation's factories are listed below: Management believes that inspection cost is a mixed cost that depends on units produced.
Using the high-low method, the estimate of the variable component of inspection cost per unit produced is closest to:

• A) $8.14
• B) $7.05
• C) $0.12
• D) $12.89

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