Given the Following Cost and Activity Observations for Merritt Company's

question 118

Multiple Choice

Given the following cost and activity observations for Merritt Company's utilities,use the high-low method to calculate Merritt's fixed costs per month.

• A)$25,100
• B)$50,000
• C)$12,500
• D)$2,600

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