Answer the following question(s) using the information below.

Crystal Clear Water Hauling wants to determine a fuel surcharge to add to its customers' bills based on the number of miles driven to each area. It wants to separate the fixed and variable portion of the truck's operating costs so it has a better idea of how distance affects these costs. Crystal Clear Water Hauling has the following data available.

Month	Miles driven	Total operating costs
January	15,900	$27,500
February	17,300	$29,910
March	18,500	$29,830
April	16,100	$28,600
May	17,100	$28,800
June	15,500	$26,830

Using the

highminuslow

method for Crystal Clear Water Hauling, the fixed costs in a month are

A. $56,660

B.$3,000.

C.$11,330.

D.$18,500.