Assume Momas Custom Bandera Shop has the following information on the number of sales orders received and order-processing costs. A plot of the data is also presented below

Month	Sales Orders	Order-Processing Costs
Jan	450	$6,000
Feb	225	4,200
Mar	690	9,750
Apr	420	5,850
May	345	4,800
Jun	150	3,000
Jul	300	4,500

A) Using the high-low method of cost estimation, develop a cost-estimating equation for monthly production costs.

B) Your supervisor is planning for next quarter, and wants to know what total costs will be if sales orders can be increased to 1,000. How much would total order-processing costs be at that level of activity?