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Speedy Parcel Service operates a fleet of delivery trucks in a large metropolitan area. A careful study by the company?s cost analyst has determined that if a truck is driven 171,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost is 13.5 cents per mile. If a truck is driven only 114,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost increases to 17.2 cents per mile
1. Using the high-low method, estimate the variable and fixed cost elements of the annual cost of truck operation
2. If a truck were driven 142,000miles during a year, what total cost would you expect to be incurred?
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