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High-Low Method

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Why is the high-low method seldom used despite being easy to apply?

  • It is not suitable for small businesses
  • It is time-consuming and complex
  • It can distort costs due to reliance on extreme values (correct)
  • It requires advanced statistical knowledge
  • What is the high-low method used for in cost accounting?

  • Developing financial analysis models
  • Splitting mixed costs into fixed and variable costs (correct)
  • Estimating the number of guests in a hotel
  • Calculating total costs incurred in a given month
  • What is the formula for developing a cost model using the high-low method?

  • {Variable cost per unit of activity} ={Change in total cost}}{Change in activity}}$
  • Variable cost per unit of activity} = {Total cost}}{Level of activity}
  • $ Fixed cost} = {Total cost} - ( {Variable cost per unit of activity} imes ext{Level of activity})$
  • $ Total cost} = {Fixed cost} + ({Variable cost per unit of activity}{Level of activity})$ (correct)
  • If a hotel manager wants to predict the future costs of running the hotel using the high-low method, what data is required?

    <p>Level of activity (number of guests) in a given month and the total costs incurred in each month</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a drawback of using the high-low method to develop cost models?

    <p>It can lead to distorted cost estimates</p> Signup and view all the answers

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