Jones Ice Cream Stand is operated by Mr. Jones and experiences different sales patterns throughout the year. To plan for the future, Mr. Jones wants to determine its cost behavior patterns. He has the following information available about the ice cream stand's operating costs and the number of soft serve cones served.

Month	Number of ice cream cones	Total operating costs
April	1,000	$1,800
May	2,100	$1,975
June	2,125	$2,000
July	4,000	$2,700
August	2,500	$2,175
September	2,900	$2,500

Using the

highminuslow

method, the fixed costs for a month are

A.

$3,900

B.

$900

C.

$1,200

D.

$1,500