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Hi, please help with the very bottom two blank answers!! It is very important that I answer them correctly!! Thanks! (All other bold answers are

Hi, please help with the very bottom two blank answers!! It is very important that I answer them correctly!! Thanks! (All other bold answers are correct)

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McCourt Company had the following 10 months of data on materials handling cost and number of moves within its manufacturing plant:

Month Materials Handling Cost Number of Moves
January $5,600 475
February 3,090 125
March 2,780 175
April 8,000 600
May 1,990 200
June 5,300 300
July 4,300 250
August 6,300 400
September 2,000 100
October 6,240 425

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1. Based on the above data, determine the high point and the low point for McCourt Company (provide the month, total cost and activity level (number of moves in your response)):
High point:
Month April
Cost 8000.0
Activity level (no. of moves) 600
Low point:
Month September
Cost 2000
Activity level (no. of moves) 100
2. Calculate McCourt Company's variable rate for materials handling based on the number of moves (round to the nearest cent):
Variable rate = $12 per move
3. Calculate McCourt Company's fixed monthly cost of materials handling (round to the nearest dollar):
Fixed cost = $800 per month
4. Based on the variable rate and fixed monthly cost in Requirements 2 and 3, provide the following estimated materials handling costs for the coming year if the number of moves expected is 4,000 (round to the nearest dollar):
Expected annual fixed cost $9600.0
Expected annual variable cost $ BLANK ANSWER - PLEASE HELP!!
Total annual materials handling cost $ BLANK ANSWER - PLEASE HELP!!

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