Chaffee Corporation staffs a helpline to answer questions from customers. The costs of operating the helpline are variable with respect to the number of calls in a month. At a volume of 33,000 calls in a month, the costs of operating the helpline total $742,500.
-To the nearest whole dollar,what should be the total cost of operating the helpline costs at a volume of 34,800 calls in a month? (Assume that this call volume is within the relevant range. )
A)$742,500
B)$783,000
C)$704,095
D)$762,750

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Helpline cost per call = Total helpline costs F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 Number of calls
= $742,500 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 33,000 calls
= $22.50 cost per call
Total helpline cost = Helpline cost per call F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 Number of calls
= $22.50 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 34,800 calls
= $783,000

Chaffee Corporation Staffs a Helpline to Answer Questions from Customers