The Wiscow Manufacturing Company recorded overhead costs of $14,182 at an activity level of 4,200 machine hours and $8,748 at 2,300 machine hours. The records also indicated that overhead of $9,730 was incurred at 2,600 machine hours. What is the fixed cost using the high-low method to estimate the cost equation?

The miller continues to treat his son very poorly

Step-by-step explanation:

The main problem is that the miller needs a job and worries about people's opinion of him.

So, the miller is worried as he does not have a job and because of that, his behavior to his son is continuously very poor.

Hence, there is a separate event that the miller continues to treat his son very poorly and this is caused by the main event i.e. the miller does not have a job and he needs a job and he cares about people's opinion of him. (Answer)