Thomas, Ltd., provides nationwide passenger train service on 21,000 miles of routes. Selected operating data for fiscal

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Thomas, Ltd., provides nationwide passenger train service on 21,000 miles of routes. Selected operating data for fiscal 2014 are shown below.


Thomas, Ltd., provides nationwide passenger train service on 21,000 miles


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a. The above data provide three possible activity measures that could influence fuel expense.
Use the high-low method to develop a cost formula for fuel expense for each of the three measures.
b. Do any of the cost formulas you developed in (a) appear to be a poor choice for estimating future train operations expense? Why?
c. Which formula do you think will make the most accurate predictions?Why?

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Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118338445

2nd edition

Authors: Charles E. Davis, Elizabeth Davis

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