39. Carthage Corporation wants to estimate its total costs for next year, when it plans to sell 40,000 units. It has gathered the following data from the past 10 years

Estimate Carthage’s cost function using the high-low method, and predict total costs for next year.

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Year Units Total cost 1 34,000 $1,380,000 2 25,000 $1,225,000 3 43,000 $1,492,000 4 42,000 $1,520,000 5 39,000 $1,452,000 6 53,000 $1,701,000 7 27,000 $1,263,000 8 36,000 $1,404,000 9 51,000 $1,870,000 10 30,000 $1,210,000