Blacken Company Manufactures Motorcycles

question 150

Multiple Choice

Blacken Company manufactures motorcycles.The company's management accountant wants to calculate the fixed and variable costs associated with utility cost incurred by the factory.Data for the past five months were collected. ​
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Using a regression program, the yearly utility cost equation (with all variables to the nearest penny) is

• A) total utility cost = $127,569.60 + ($8.83 × machine hours).
• B) total utility cost = $10,630.80 + ($8.83 × machine hours).
• C) total utility cost = $8.83 + ($10,630.80 × machine hours).
• D) total utility cost = $10,630.80 − ($8.83 × machine hours).

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