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1) Below is the following data on McDonald's restaurants and related labor costs. Perform an analysis using the high low method and develop a cost equation.

Mc Donald' s Store Labor Costs Sales $'s
1 423,529 $1,323,527
2 537,218 $1,790,729
3 336,000 $ 840,000
4 427,275 $1,424,250

2) Assume the following based on the cost equation you developed for the above information. What is the predicted labor cost for the following sales volumes -

Sales Labor Costs
1,200,000
950,000
1,100,000

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The solution explains the use of high low method to develop the cost function.

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In the high low method, we take the highest and the lowest value to get the variable and the fixed cost
High is - Cost 537,218 and Sales 1,790,729
Low is - Cost 336,000 and Sales 840,000
We then ...

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