Golden Company's total overhead cost at various levels of activity are presented below:
| Month |
Machine-Hours |
Total Overhead Cost |
| March |
53,000 |
$206,910 |
| April |
43,000 |
$179,210 |
| May |
63,000 |
$234,610 |
| June |
73,000 |
$262,310 |
|
Assume that the overhead cost above consists of utilities, supervisory salaries, and maintenance. The breakdown of these costs at the 43,000 machine-hour level of activity is as follows:
|
|
|
| Utilities (variable) |
$ |
68,800 |
| Supervisory salaries (fixed) |
|
46,000 |
| Maintenance (mixed) |
|
64,410 |
|
|
|
| Total overhead cost |
$ |
179,210 |
|
|
|
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The company wants to break down the maintenance cost into its variable and fixed cost elements.
Required:
Estimate how much of the $262,310 of overhead cost in June was maintenance cost. (Hint: To do this, it may be helpful to first determine how much of the $262,310 consisted of utilities and supervisory salaries. Think about the behavior of variable and fixed costs within the relevant range.)