Use the four steps of the high-low method to estimate total fixed costs per month, and the variable cost per surgery. State your results in the cost equation form Y = f + vX by filling in the dollar amounts for f and v.Use the five steps of the scattergraph method to estimate total fixed costs per month, and the variable cost per surgery. State your results in the cost equation form Y = f + vX by filling in the dollar amounts for f and v.Use the results of the high-low method (a) and scattergraph method (b) to estimate costs for 70 surgeries. (You will have two different answers?one for each method.) Which approach do you think is most accurate and why?Assume Laser It charges $4,000 for each surgery performed. Use the high-low cost information (for 70 surgeries) to include a contribution margin income statement. (Hint: You will only have one line item for variable costs and one line item for fixed costs.)

Laser It, Inc., provides Laser Liposuction surgery for its patients. You are the accountant for Laser It, and management has asked you to devise a way of accurately estimating company costs for planning and decision-making purposes. You believe that reviewing historical data for costs and number of surgeries is the best starting point. These data are as follows: Reporting Period (Month) Total Costs Number of Surgeries January $209,000 54 February 206,000 52 March 217,000 551 April 200,000 50 May 233,000 62 June 229,000 60 July 225,000 57 August 234,000 63 September 252,000 71 October 251,000 70 November 246,000 66 December 245,000 65 Required