Herbart Company gathered the following information on power costs and factory machine usage
CO 5) Herbart Company gathered the following information on power costs and factory machine usage for the last 6
months.
Power Cost Factory Machine Hours
January
$24,400 13,900
February
30,300 17,600
March
29,000 16,800
April
22,340 13,200
May
19,900 11,600
June
14,900 6,600
Using the high-low method of analyzing costs, answer the following questions and show computations to support your answers.
Part (a): What is the estimated variable portion of power costs per factory machine hour?
Part (b): What is the estimated fixed power cost each month?
Part (c): If it is estimated that 10,000 factory machine hours will be run in July, what is the expected total power cost for July?