Pena Co. manufactures concert merchandise. During the most productive month of the year, 6,000 hoodies were manufactured at a total cost of $161,600. In its slowest month, the company made 2,800 hoodies at a cost of $104,000. Using the high-low method of cost estimation, total fixed costs are:                         $53,600 $28,600       $58,000       Cannot be determined from the data given

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Pena Co. manufactures concert merchandise. During the most productive month of the year, 6,000 hoodies were manufactured at a total cost of $161,600. In its slowest month, the company made 2,800 hoodies at a cost of $104,000. Using the high-low method of cost estimation, total fixed costs are:

                       

  1. $53,600
  2. $28,600      
  3. $58,000      
  4. Cannot be determined from the data given
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