Calman Distribution Partners is the Brazilian distribution company of a U.S. consumer products firm. Inflation In Brazil has made bidding and budgeting difficult for marketing managers trying to penetrate some of the country's rural regions. The company expects to distribute 450,000 cases of products in Brazil next month. The controller has classified operating costs (excluding costs of the distributed product) as follows. Account Supplies Supervision Truck expense Building leases Utilities Warehouse labor Equipment leases Data processing equipment Other Total Operating Cost $ 350, eee 215, eee 1,200,000 855, eee 215,00 860, eee 760,000 945, eee 850,000 $6,250,000 Behavior All variable $ 158,00 Fixed $ 190,eee Fixed $ 550, eee Fixed $ 125, Bee Fixed $ 140,00 Fixed $ 680,880 Fixed All fixed $ 480,00 Fixed Although overhead costs were related to revenues throughout the company, the experience in Brazil suggested to the managers that they should incorporate Information from a published index of Brazilian prices in the distribution sector to forecast overhead in a manner more likely to capture the economics of the business. Following Instructions from the corporate offices, the controller's Office In Brazil collected the following Information for monthly operations from last year. 5 Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 19 11 12 0 0 No 5 Cases 345, eee 362,000 358, eee 380, eee 374, eee 395,000 367, eee 412, 080 398, eee 421, eee 417, eee 432,080 Price Index 115 117 118 122 124 125 128 133 133 132 136 139 Operating costs 5,699,139 5,806,638 5,849,905 5,927,617 5,939,135 6,843, 364 5,918,495 6,133,868 6, 126, 130 6,186,625 6, 208, 799 6,362,255 These data are considered representative for both past and future operations in Brazil. Required: a-1. Determine the variable cost per case assuming that 450,000 cases will be shipped next month based on the controller's analysis of accounts. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 3-2. Prepare an estimate of operating costs. a-1. Variable cost per case a-2. Estimate of operating cost