Question: Alden Co.’s monthly sales and cost
Alden Co.’s monthly sales and cost data for its operating activities of the past year follow. Management wants to use these data to predict future fixed and variable costs.
Required1. Prepare a scatter diagram for these data with sales volume (in $) plotted on the horizontal axis and total cost plotted on the vertical axis.
2. Estimate both the variable costs per sales dollar and the total monthly fixed costs using the high-low method. Draw the total costs line on the scatter diagram in part 1.
3. Use the estimated line of cost behavior and results from part 2 to predict future total costs when sales volume is (a) $200,000 and (b) $300,000.
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Month Sales Total Cost Month Sales Total Cost $320,000 $160,000 7. $340,000 $220,000 2 160,000 100,000 280,000 160,000 3 280,000 220,000 80,000 64,000 4. 200,000 100,000 10 160,000 140,000 300,000 230,000 100,000 100,000 6 200,000 1 20,000 12 1 10,000 80,000
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