Question: Using High-Low to Calculate Predicted Total Variable Cost and Total Cost for a Time Period that Differs from the Data PeriodPizza Vesuvio makes specialty pizzas.

  1. Using High-Low to Calculate Predicted Total Variable Cost and Total Cost for a Time Period that Differs from the Data PeriodPizza Vesuvio makes specialty pizzas. Data for the past eight months were collected:
    Month Labor Cost Employee Hours
    January $7,100 390
    February 8,240 580
    March 9,999 700
    April 9,887 640
    May 8,590 510
    June 7,550 380
    July 9,590 600
    August 7,631 340
    Assume that this information was used to construct the following formula for monthly labor cost.
    Total Labor Cost = $5394 + ($6.58 X Employee Hours)
    Required:Assume that 4,200 employee hours are budgeted for the coming year. Use the total labor cost formula to make the following calculations:1. Calculate total variable labor cost for the coming year. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $2. Calculate total fixed labor cost for the coming year. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $3. Calculate total labor cost for the coming year. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.$
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