Question

Pierce Drycleaners has capacity to clean up to

7,500

garments per month.

Requirements

1.	Complete the schedule below for the three volumes shown.
2.	Why does the average cost per garment​ change?
3.	Suppose the​ owner, Derrick Pierce​, erroneously uses the average cost per unit at full capacity to predict total costs at a volume of 4,500 garments. Would he overestimate or underestimate his total​ costs? By how​ much?

Requirement 1. Complete the following schedule for the three volumes shown. ​(Round all unit costs to the nearest cent and all total costs to the nearest whole​ dollar.)

	4,500	6,000	7,500
	Garments	Garments	Garments
Total variable costs		$5,100
Total fixed costs
Total operating costs
Variable cost per garment
Fixed cost per garment		$2.10
Average cost per garment

Answer 1