Mattey Publishing Company $($Mattey$)$ is a publisher of novels. The monthly equipment maintenance cost for Mattey is considered to be a mixed cost. The variable portion of the cost is related to the number of novels published. The production volume and maintenance costs for the past six months are presented below. Mattey uses the high$-$low method to separate mixed costs into its fixed and variable portions.

Month Volume of Production $($Number of Novels$)$ Equipment Maintenance Costs

February $215,000$ $$5,271$

March $444,000$ $$8,965$

April $312,000$ $$6,836$

May $144,000$ $$4,126$

June $565,000$ $$10,916$

July $339,000$ $$7,271$

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a$)$ Calculate the variable rate for the equipment maintenance cost.

Round your answer to $5$ decimal places.

Variable Cost per Unit: $Answer

$0\mathrm{.}01613$

b$)$ Calculate the fixed portion of the equipment maintenance cost.

Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Fixed Cost: $Answer

$1802\mathrm{.}55$

c$)$ Assume that $420,000$ novels is the budgeted production level for July. Using the results of the high$-$low method in parts a$)$ and b$),$ what is the expected total equipment maintenance cost for July?

Round your answer to $2$ decimal places.

Expected total equipment maintenance cost for July