Assume the local Pearle Vision has the following information on the number of sales orders received and order-processing costs. Month Sales Orders Order Processing Costs 1 3,300 $90,970 2 1,650 55,412 3 4,840 132,770

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E15-19. Scatter Diagrams and High-Low Cost Estimation

Assume the local Pearle Vision has the following information on the number of sales orders received and order-processing costs.

Month Sales Orders Order Processing Costs
1 3,300 $90,970
2 1,650 55,412
3 4,840 132,770
4 3,080 90,090
5 2,530 76,752
6 1,320 47,410
7 2,200 68,750

 

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a. Use information from the high- and low-volume months to develop a cost-estimating equation for monthly order-processing costs.

b. Plot the data on a scatter diagram. Using the information from representative high- and low-volume months, develop a cost-estimating equation for monthly production costs.

c. What factors might have caused the difference in the equations developed for requirements (a) and (b)?

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