Electrical Costs at One of Reifel Corporation's Factories Are Listed

question 44

Multiple Choice

Electrical costs at one of Reifel Corporation's factories are listed below: Management believes that electrical cost is a mixed cost that depends on machine-hours. Using the high-low method, the estimate of the variable component of electrical cost per machine-hour is closest to:

• A)$0.12
• B)$20.38
• C)$7.98
• D)$3.97

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