Kara Buchanan has decided to start Kara Cleaning, a residential housecleaning service company She is able to rent cleaning equipment at a cost of $700 per month Labor costs are expected to be $90 per house cleaned and supplies are expected to cost $8 per house Required a 1 Determine the total expected cost of equipment rental and the average expected cost of equipment rental per house cleaned, assuming that Kara Cleaning cleans 25, 35, and 45 houses during one month (Round Average per unit answers to 2 decimal places ) a 2 Is the cost of equipment a fixed or a variable cost Variable cost Fixed cost b 1 Determine the total expected cost of labor and the average expected cost of labor per house cleaned, assuming that Kara Cleaning cleans 25, 35, and 45 houses during one month b 2 Is the cost of labor a fixed or a variable cost Variable cost Fixed cost c 1 Determine the total expected cost of supplies and the average expected cost of supplies per house cleaned, assuming that Kara Cleaning cleans 25, 35, and 45 houses during one month c 2 Is the cost of supplies a fixed or a variable cost Variable cost Fixed cost d Determine the total expected cost of cleaning houses, assuming that Kara Cleaning cleans 25, 35, and 45 houses during one month e Determine the average expected cost per house, assuming that Kara Cleaning cleans 25, 35, and 45 houses during one month (Round Average cost per unit answers to 2 decimal places )

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Kara Buchanan has decided to start Kara Cleaning, a residential housecleaning service company. She is able to rent cleaning equipment at a cost of $700

Kara Buchanan has decided to start Kara Cleaning, a residential housecleaning service company. She is able to rent cleaning equipment at a cost of $700 per month. Labor costs are expected to be $90 per house cleaned and supplies are expected to cost $8 per house.

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a-1.	Determine the total expected cost of equipment rental and the average expected cost of equipment rental per house cleaned, assuming that Kara Cleaning cleans 25, 35, and 45 houses during one month. (Round "Average per unit" answers to 2 decimal places.)

a-2.

Is the cost of equipment a fixed or a variable cost?

	Variable cost
	Fixed cost

b-1.	Determine the total expected cost of labor and the average expected cost of labor per house cleaned, assuming that Kara Cleaning cleans 25, 35, and 45 houses during one month.

b-2.

Is the cost of labor a fixed or a variable cost?

	Variable cost
	Fixed cost

c-1.	Determine the total expected cost of supplies and the average expected cost of supplies per house cleaned, assuming that Kara Cleaning cleans 25, 35, and 45 houses during one month.

c-2.

Is the cost of supplies a fixed or a variable cost?

	Variable cost
	Fixed cost

d.	Determine the total expected cost of cleaning houses, assuming that Kara Cleaning cleans 25, 35, and 45 houses during one month.

e.	Determine the average expected cost per house, assuming that Kara Cleaning cleans 25, 35, and 45 houses during one month. (Round "Average cost per unit" answers to 2 decimal places.)