$1.$

Prepare a schedule of$$ variable, fixed, and total manufacturing costs for each account category in $2021.$ Estimate total manufacturing costs for $2021.$

$2.$

Calculate Gower$\text{'}$s total manufacturing cost per unit in $2020,$ and estimate total manufacturing cost per unit in $2021.$

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How can you obtain better estimates of fixed and variable$$ costs? Why would these better estimates be useful to Gower$?$Question list $,K$

Gower, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic products, reports the following manufacturing costs and

account analysis classification for the year ended December $31,2020.$

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Gower, Inc., produced $72,500$ units of product in $2020.$ Gower's management is

estimating costs for $2021$ on the basis of $2020$ numbers. The following additional

information is available for $2021.$

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Requirements

Prepare a schedule of variable, fixed, and total manufacturing costs for each

account category in $2021.$ Estimate total manufacturing costs for $2021.$

Calculate Gower's total manufacturing cost per unit in $2020,$ and estimate

total manufacturing cost per unit in $2021.$

How can you obtain better estimates of fixed and variable costs? Why would

these better estimates be useful to Gower?