Petersen Snow Removal's cost formula for its vehicle operating cost is $2,510 per month plus $371 per snow-day. For the month of March, the company planned for activity of 18 snow-days, but the actual level of activity was 17 snow-days. The actual vehicle operating cost for the month was $8,460. The vehicle operating cost in the flexible budget for March would be closest to:

Select one:

a.

$8,460

b.

$9,188

c.

$8,678

d.

$8,817