Question

Figure 3-14.
Blacken Company manufactures motorcycles. The company's management accountant wants to calculate the fixed and variable costs associated with utility cost incurred by the factory. Data for the past five months were collected.

Utility Machine

Month cost hours

March $30,255 2,200

April 32,750 2,525

May 34,712 2,710

June 31,850 2,410

July 30,720 2,290


Refer to Figure 3-14. Using a regression program, the yearly utility cost equation (with all variables to the nearest penny) is
a. total utility cost = $127,569.60 + ($8.83 × machine hours).
b. total utility cost = $10,630.80 + ($8.83 × machine hours).
c. total utility cost = $8.83 + ($10,630.80 × machine hours).
d. total utility cost = $10,630.80 − ($8.83 × machine hours).

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