Tran Company, which uses the high-low method to analyze cost behavior, has determined that machine hours best predict the company's total utilities cost. The company's cost and machine hour usage data for the first six months of the year follow: (Click the icon to view the data.) i Data Table - X Requirements Using the high-low method, answer the following questions: 1. What is the variable utilities cost per machine hour? 2. What is the fixed cost of utilities each month? 3. If Tran Company uses 1,270 machine hours in a month, what will its total costs be? Machine Hours Requirement 1. What is the variable utilities cost per machine hour? 1,040 1,160 Let's begin by determining the formula that is used to calculate the variable cost (slope). Total Cost 3,440 3,700 3,388 3,760 4,200 Change in cost . Change in volume Month January ...... $ February .....$ March ....... $ April .......... $ May ........ June ........$ 1,030 = Variable cost (slope) 1,200 (Round the variable cost to the nearest cent.) Using the high-low method, the variable utilities cost per machine hour is $ 1,390 A 2.25 4,076 1,460