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Loafers are Us, a manufacturer of men’s dress shoes, uses the high low method to estimate cost behaviors. In its current manufacturing operations, three different cost types are incurred: A, B, and C. Per unit costs for each cost type at two different activity levels are as follows:
|
A |
B |
C |
5,000 pairs of shoes |
$4.00 |
$9.00 |
$4.00 |
7,500 pairs of shoes |
$4.00 |
$6.00 |
$3.00 |
If 10,000 pairs of shoes are produced, the total
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