The Controller at Speedy Delivery Wants to Break-Out the Cost

question 44

Essay

The controller at Speedy Delivery wants to break-out the cost of deliveries into fixed and variable components so that they will be better able to predict costs for next year. Below are the delivery cost incurred each month and the number of deliveries.
Required: Using the high-low method:
1.) Calculate the fixed cost of overhead.
2.) Calculate the variable rate per labor hour.
3.) Construct the cost formula for total overhead cost.
4.) The company is estimating that in January the number of deliveries will be 125. How much should they estimate to have in total delivery costs for January?

Calculate net present value (NPV) with given project investment and forecast details.

Understand the concept of operating leverage and compute its degree for various projects.

Identify different break-even points (accounting, cash, and financial) with provided project data.

Analyze the impact of sales quantity on net present value sensitivity.

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