The Cheyenne Hotel in Big sky, Montana, has accumulated records of the total electrical costs of the hotel and the number of occupancy-days over the last year. An occupancy-day represents a room rented out for one day. The hotel’s business is highly seasonal, with peaks occurring during the ski season and in the summer. Using the high-low method, estimate the fixed cost of electricity per month and the variable cost of electricity per occupancy-day. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your Variable cost answer to 2 decimal places and Fixed cost element answer to nearest whole dollar amount)
Expert Answer
Occupancy days | Electrical costs | |
High activity level | 3750 | $8560 |
Low activity level | 1060 | $3180 |
Change | (3750-1060)=2690 | (8560-3180)=$5380 |
Variable cost(Change in electrical costs/Change in occupancy days) | ($5380/2690)=$2 | per occupancy day |
Fixed cost element | $8560-(2*3750)
=$1060. |