Furlan Printing Corp

question 58

Essay

Furlan Printing Corp.,a book printer,has provided the following data:
Management believes that the press setup cost is a mixed cost that depends on the number of titles printed.(A specific book that is to be printed is called a "title".Typically,thousands of copies will be printed of each title.Specific steps must be taken to setup the presses for printing each title-for example,changing the printing plates.The costs of these steps are the press setup costs.)
Required:
Estimate the variable cost per title printed and the fixed cost per month using the least-squares regression method.

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