Recent Maintenance Costs of Divers Corporation Are Listed Below

question 72

Multiple Choice

Recent maintenance costs of Divers Corporation are listed below: Management believes that maintenance cost is a mixed cost that depends on machine-hours.
Using the least-squares regression method, the estimate of the variable component of maintenance cost per machine-hour is closest to:

• A) $9.76
• B) $6.00
• C) $4.43
• D) $4.57

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Definitions:

Metric Thread

A standardized thread type used internationally, characterized by its metric dimensions, commonly used in bolts, screws, and nuts.

Internal Thread

The spiral grooves cut inside a hole intended to engage with an external thread, such as on a bolt, allowing for parts to be screwed together.

Plain Bearings

Bearings that operate through sliding motion between the moving surfaces, without rollers or balls, used for simpler mechanisms.

Journal Bearings

Bearings that support a rotating shaft, where the shaft rotates within a lubricated sleeve or shell without rolling elements.