Parkview Fish Tacos sells tacos for $$5\mathrm{.}70$ each. The cost of each taco follows:

Materials $($food$)$

Labor

Variable overhead

Fixed overhead per month, $4,500$ tacos per month$)$

Total costs per taco

$$1\mathrm{.}95$

$0\mathrm{.}67$

$0\mathrm{.}37$

$1\mathrm{.}60$

$$4\mathrm{.}59$

One of Parkview's regular customers asked the company to fill a special order of tacos at a selling price of $$4\mathrm{.}70$ each for a youth basketball tournament at the local school. Parkview has capacity to fill it without affecting total fixed costs for the month. Parkview's general manager $($and owner and cook$)$ was concerned about selling the tacos below the cost of $$4\mathrm{.}59$ and has asked for your advice.

Required:

a$.$ Prepare a schedule to show the impact on Parkview's profits of providing $360$ tacos in addition to the regular production and sales of $4,500$ tacos per month.

b$.$ Based solely on the data given, what is the lowest price per taco at which the special order can be filled without reducing Parkview's profits?

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