FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Santorini Ltd. has accumulated the following data over a six-month period:
|
Indirect Labor Hours |
Indirect Labor Cost |
January |
500 |
$ 9,500 |
February |
400 |
9,000 |
March |
600 |
10,000 |
April |
800 |
12,000 |
May |
700 |
11,000 |
June |
650 |
10,500 |
Determine the formula that could be used to determine Santorini’s indirect labor cost at various levels of production using the high-low method.
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