A mobile telephone network provider provides the following 6 month record of number of calls and related wage costs.

Month No. of calls Wage costs

July 11,200 $5,300

August 14,900 6,200

September 19,100 7,000

October 24,200 9,600

November 27,400 10,100

December 26,300 9,700

Required: In January, due to an aggressive advertising

campaign, the company expects the number of calls to increase to 30,000 calls. Determine the total wage cost that may be incurred by the company in January. (Use the answer to Ques 61 to work out this problem) [5 points]