The managerial accountant at Sunny Manufacturing needs to determine how many costs are fixed costs and how many costs are variable costs in the organization. The managerial accountant reported the following information:Month Machine Hours Total costsJanuary 1,800 $21,500February 2,900 $23,200March 1,000 $19,750April 2,400 $21,000May 3,400 $23,900Use the high-low method to determine the cost equation and use machine hours as the base for a cost driver in the analysis. What is the total cost equation for Sunny Manufacturing?

Advanced enterprises reports year-end information from 2018 as follows: sales (160,250 units) $968,000 cost of goods sold 641,000 gross margin 327,000 operating expenses 263,000 operating income $64,000 advanced is developing the 2019 budget. in 2019 the company would like to increase selling prices by 14.5%, and as a result expects a decrease in sales volume of 9%. all other operating expenses are expected to remain constant. assume that cost of goods sold is a variable cost and that operating expenses are a fixed cost. should advanced increase the selling price in 2019?