Ai Corporation Extracts Ore for Eight Different Companies in Colorado

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Essay

Ai Corporation extracts ore for eight different companies in Colorado.The firm anticipates variable costs of $65 per ton along with annual fixed overhead of $840,000,which is incurred evenly throughout the year.These costs exclude the following semivariable costs,which are expected to total the amounts shown for the high and low points of ore extraction activity:
March (850 tons): $39,900
August (1,300 tons): $46,200
A-1 uses the high-low method to analyze cost behavior.
Required:
A.Calculate the semivariable cost for an upcoming month when 875 tons will be extracted.
B.Calculate the total cost for that same month.
C.1.Step-fixed.
2.No.Notice that the bill will be $70,000 for A-1's tonnage,and the company could have Cortez haul up to 1,099 tons for the same cost.Ideally,Ai should try to move to the right side of the step to get a better return on its investment.
C.Ai uses Cortez Trucking to haul extracted ore.Cortez's monthly charges are as follows:

1.From a cost behavior perspective,what type of cost is this?
2.If Ai plans to extract 875 tons,is the company being very "cost effective" with respect to Cortez's billing rates? Briefly discuss.

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