Strait Co Manufactures Office Furniture

question 107

Multiple Choice

Strait Co. manufactures office furniture. During the most productive month of the year, 3,000 desks were manufactured at a total cost of $59,000. In the month of lowest production the company made 1,125 desks at a cost of $38,000. Using the high-low method of cost estimation, total fixed costs are

• A) $21,000
• B) $25,400
• C) $42,000
• D) $13,000

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