The management of Casablanca Manufacturing Corporation believes that machine-hours is an appropriate measure of activity for overhead cost. Shown below are machine-hours and total overhead costs for the past six months: Machine-Hours Overhead CostJan150,000 $339,000Feb140,000 $328,000Mar160,000 $350,000Apr130,000 $319,500May170,000 $362,500Jun200,000 $400,000 Assume that the relevant range includes all of the activity levels mentioned in this problem. What is Casablanca's independent variable?
A. the year
B. the total overhead cost
C. the machine hours
D. the relevant range
Answer: C
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