Northwood Company manufactures basketballs. The company has a ball that sells for $$25.$ At present, the ball is manufactured in a small plant that relies heavily on direct labor workers. Thus, variable expenses are high, totaling $$15\mathrm{.}00$ per ball, of which $60\%$ is direct labor cost.

$1\mathrm{.}38$ Last year, the company sold $34,250$ of these balls, with the following results: points

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Net operating income,

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