(Appendix 2A)Recent Maintenance Costs of Gallander Corporation Are Listed Below

question 20

Multiple Choice

(Appendix 2A) Recent maintenance costs of Gallander Corporation are listed below: Management believes that maintenance cost is a mixed cost that depends on machine-hours. Using the least-squares regression method, the estimate of the fixed component of maintenance cost per month is closest to:

• A)$6, 066
• B)$7, 244
• C)$5, 944
• D)$7, 130

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