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High$-$Low Method

Tashiro Inc. has decided to use the high$-$low method to estimate the total cost and the fixed and variable cost components of the total cost. The data for various levels of production are as follows:

Units Produced Total Costs

$60,000$ $$19,200,000$

$69,00020,010,000$

$90,00024,090,000$

a$.$ Determine the variable cost per unit and the total fixed cost.

Variable cost $($Round to two decimal places.$)$ $fill in the blank $1$

$90$

per unit

Total fixed cost $fill in the blank $2$

b$.$ Based on part $($a$),$ estimate the total cost for $86,000$ units of production.

Total cost for $86,000$ units $fill in the blank $3$