The controller of Hall Industries has collected the following monthly expense data for use in analyzing the cost behavior of maintenance costs. Month   Total Maintenance Costs   Total Machine Hours January   $2,817     3,734 February   3,201     4,268 March   3,841     6,402 April   4,801     8,429 May   3,414     5,335 June   4,930     8,536     Determine the variable-cost components using the high-low method. (Round variable cost to 2 decimal places e.g. 12.25.)

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The controller of Hall Industries has collected the following monthly expense data for use in analyzing the cost behavior of maintenance costs.

Month
 
Total
Maintenance Costs
 
Total
Machine Hours
January   $2,817     3,734
February   3,201     4,268
March   3,841     6,402
April   4,801     8,429
May   3,414     5,335
June   4,930     8,536
 
 
Determine the variable-cost components using the high-low method. (Round variable cost to 2 decimal places e.g. 12.25.)

Variable cost per machine hour  
 

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Determine the fixed cost components using the high-low method. (Round answer to 0 decimal places e.g. 2,520.)

Fixed costs  
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