Great Eastern Inns has a total of 1,700 rooms in its chain of motels located in eastern Canada. On average, 65% of the rooms are occupied each day. The company's operating costs are $38 per occupied room per day at this occupancy level, assuming a 30-day month. This $38 figure contains both variable and fixed cost elements. During February, the occupancy rate dropped to only 50%. A total of $1,156,425 in operating cost was incurred during February.

1.Estimate the variable cost per occupied room per day.(Assume 30 days in a month. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)

variable cost _______ per room per day

2.Estimate the total fixed operating costs per month.

fixed operating cost _______ per month

3.Assume that the occupancy rate increases to 65% during March. What total operating costs would you expect the company to incur during March?(Assume 30 days in a month. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

total expected cost________