Flavored Ice is a snow cone stand near the local park. To plan for the$$ future, Flavored Ice wants to determine its cost behavior patterns. It has the following information available about its operating costs and the number of snow cones served.

Month

Number of

snow cones

Total

operating costs

January

$6,400$

$$$$5,980$

February

$7,000$

$$$$6,400$

March

$4,000$

$$$$5,000$

April

$6,900$

$$$$6,330$

May

$9,000$

$$$$8,000$

June

$7,250$

$$$$6,575$

Using the highminuslow $$method$,$ the fixed costs for a month are$($Round intermediary calculations to the nearest$$ cent.$)$

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Part $1$

A$.$

$$$$5,400$