Murphy Corporation has the following data pertaining to certain costs that cannot be easily identified as either fixed or variable. Murphy Corporation has decided to use a method of measuring cost functions called the high-low method in this situation.
Month Cost Hours
- January $37,000 3,550
- February 24,400 2,000
- March 36,280 2,540
- April 41,400 3,110
- May 44,160 3,900
- June 40,240 3,840
What would be the cost estimation equation, using Y for total costs and X for hours?