High-low method diamond 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
12,000 $424,000
15,000 496,000
21,000 640,000
(a). determine the variable cost per unit and the total fixed cost. variable cost (round to two decimal places.) $ per unit
total fixed cost $
(b). based on part (a), estimate the total cost for 17,000 units of production. total cost for 17,000 units $

Kahn company's static budget was based on sales volume of 12,000 units. its flexible budget was based on sales volume of 14,000 units. based on this information multiple choice the sales volume variance is expected to be unfavorable. the materials cost volume variance is expected to be favorable. the labor cost volume variance is expected to be unfavorable. none of the answers is correct.

The market yield on spice grills' bonds is 15%, and the firm's marginal tax rate is 33%. what is their shareholders' required return if the equity risk premium is 4%?

Wo firms, a and b, each currently dump 50 tons of chemicals into the local river. the government has decided to reduce the pollution and from now on will require a pollution permit for each ton of pollution dumped into the river. it costs firm a $100 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river, and it costs firm b $50 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river. the government gives each firm 20 pollution permits. government officials are not sure whether to allow the firms to buy or sell the pollution permits to each other. what is the total cost of reducing pollution if firms are not allowed to buy and sell pollution permits from each other? what is the total cost of reducing pollution if the firms are allowed to buy and sell permits from each other? a. $3,000; $1,500 b. $4,500; $3,500 c. $4,500; $4,000 d. $4,500; $2,500