Birch Canvas and Tarp Manufactures Canvas Products in a Highly

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Essay

Birch Canvas and Tarp manufactures canvas products in a highly automated assembly plant in Edmonton,Alberta.Their automated system is in its first year of operation,and management is still unsure of the best way to estimate the overhead costs of operations for budgetary purposes.For the first six months of operations the following data were collected:

Required:
a.Compute a cost estimating equation for each independent variable (machine-hours and kilowatt-hours)using the high-low method.
b.For July the company ran the machines for 1,600 hours and used 2,075,000 kilowatt hours of power.The overhead costs totalled $95,000.Which driver was the best predictor for July?

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