Q2. Hoi Chong Transport, Ltd., operates a fleet of delivery trucks in Singapore. The company has a determined that if a truck is driven 105,000 kilometers during a year, the average operating cost is 11.4 cents per kilometers. If a truck is driven only 70,000 kilometers during a year, the average operating cost increases to 13.4 cents per kilometer. (The Singapore dollar is the currency used in Singapore). a. Using the high-low method, estimating the variable and fixed cost elements of the annual cost of the truck operation. b. Express the variable and fixed costs in the form Y= a + bx. c. If a truck were driven 80,000 kilometers during a year, what total cost would you expect to be incurred?

Q2. Hoi Chong Transport, Ltd., operates a fleet of delivery trucks in Singapore. The company has a determined that if a truck is driven 105,000 kilometers during a year, the average operating cost is 11.4 cents per kilometers. If a truck is driven only 70,000 kilometers during a year, the average operating cost increases to 13.4 cents per kilometer. (The Singapore dollar is the currency used in Singapore). a. Using the high-low method, estimating the variable and fixed cost elements of the annual cost of the truck operation. b. Express the variable and fixed costs in the form Y= a + bx. c. If a truck were driven 80,000 kilometers during a year, what total cost would you expect to be incurred?

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter8: Cost Analysis

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