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Boston Railroad decided to use the high-low method and operating data from the past six months to estimate the fixed and variable components of transportation costs. The activity base used by Boston Railroad is a measure of railroad operating activity, termed “gross-ton miles,” which is the total number of tons multiplied by the miles moved.
Transportation Costs | Gross-Ton Miles | |||
January | $1,037,700 | 268,000 | ||
February | 1,157,000 | 299,000 | ||
March | 817,700 | 194,000 | ||
April | 1,109,300 | 290,000 | ||
May | 930,400 | 233,000 | ||
June | 1,192,800 | 315,000 |
Determine the variable cost per gross-ton mile and the fixed cost.
Variable cost (Round to two decimal places.) | $fill in the blank 1 per gross-ton mile |
Total fixed cost |
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