Chambliss Corporation Has Three Costs: A, Which Is Variable; B

question 11

Essay

Chambliss Corporation has three costs: A, which is variable; B, which is fixed; and C, which is semivariable. The company uses the high-low method and extracted the following data from its accounting records:
• At 180,000 hours of activity, Cost A totaled $2,610,000.
• At 140,000 hours, the low point during the period, Cost C totaled $1,498,000; at 200,000 hours, the high point, Cost C's fixed portion amounted to $1.75 per hour.
• At 160,000 hours of activity, the sum of Costs A, B, and C amounted to $8,162,000.
Required:
A. Compute the variable portion (total) of Cost C at 140,000 hours of activity.
B. Compute Cost C (total) at 160,000 hours of activity.
C. Compute Cost B (total) at 160,000 hours of activity.

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Definitions:

Projection Bias

The inclination to believe other people think, feel, and act the same way we do.

Satisficing

A decision-making strategy that aims for a satisfactory or adequate solution, rather than the optimal one.

Complete Rationality

The assumption in economic theories and models that decision-makers possess complete information, unlimited cognitive abilities, and can optimize their utility.

Anchoring And Adjustment

A cognitive bias where an individual relies too heavily on an initial piece of information (the "anchor") when making decisions, with subsequent adjustments made around this anchor.