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The following data pertains to the activity and maintenance costs for two recent years:

Year 2 Year 1
Activity level in units 11,125 6,000
maintenance costs 6250 4200

If the high low method is used to separate fixed and variable components of the cost, which of the following statements is correct?

A) the variable cost is .70 per unit of activity
B) the fixed costs is $2050
C) the variable cost is 2.50 per unit of activity
D) the fixed cost is 1,800

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