The Cheyenne Hotel in Big Sky, Montana, recorded its total electrical costs and number of...

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imageimageimage The Cheyenne Hotel in Big Sky, Montana, recorded its total electrical costs and number of occupancy-days over the last year. An occupancy-day represents a room rented for one day. The hotel's business is highly seasonal, with peaks occurring during the ski season and in the summer. Required: 1. Using the high-low method, estimate the fixed cost of electricity per month and the variable cost of electricity per occupancy-day. Note: 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. 2. What other factors in addition to occupancy-days are likely to affect the variation in electrical costs from month to month? Note: You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer. Any boxes left with a question mark will be automatically graded as incorrect. Systematic factors like guests, switching off fans and lights. Number of days present in a month. Income taxes paid on hotel income. Seasonal factors like winter or summer. Fixed salary paid to hotel receptionist. Exercise 5A-2 (Algo) Least-Squares Regression [LO5-11] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Bargain Rental Car wants to better understand the variable and fixed portions of its car washing costs. The company operates its own car wash facility that cleans each rental car before releasing it to another customer. Management believes the variable portion of its car washing costs relates to the number of rental returns. Accordingly, the following data have been compiled: Exercise 5A-2 Part 2 (Algo) 2. Using least-squares regression, estimate the variable cost per rental return and the monthly fixed cost incurred to wash cars. Note: Round Fixed cost to the nearest whole dollar amount and the Variable cost per unit to 2 decimal places

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