As $2023$ is coming to an end, you submit your $2024$ budget for Apex Parking's "Boston Parking Garage" located at $123$ Main Street in Boston $($see $"2024$ Budget Version $1"$ in the table below$)$ to the company's CEO. You are expecting $2024$ to be a good year for Gross Revenue, and you have come up with a relatively conservative plan with projected garage Operating Expenses $-$ a fairly modest increase of $$14k$ or $5\mathrm{.}4\%$ in $2024$ compared $102023-$ to ensure profitability improves in $2024.$ The CEO reviewed your budget and asked that you decrease all variable inputs by $10\%$ and, as would be expected, leave all fixed inputs at the amount you indicated in your $2024$ Budget Version $1.$

Review the expenses in the table below and fill in the empty boxes by making all necessary adjustments: $1)10\%$ reduction to all variable inputs and $2)$ keep all fixed input amounts the same as the amount shown under $2024$ Budget Version $1".$ By making these adjustments, how much is the company projected to save on Total Expenses in $2024($using Version $2$ of the budget$)$ compared to Total Expenses in $2023?$ Express your answer in dollars and as a percentage.

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