Seaside Apartments is a $500-$unit apartment complex. When the apartments are $90\%$ occupied, monthly operating costs total $$205,250.$ When occupancy dips to $80\%$ monthly operating costs fall to $$202,000.$ The owner of the apartment complex is worried because many of the apartment residents work at a nearby manufacturing plant that has just announced it will close in three months. The apartment owner fears that occupancy of her apartments will drop to $65\%$ if residents lose their jobs and move away. Assuming the same relevant range, what can the owner expect her operating costs to be if occupancy falls to $65\%?$

Let's begin by determining the formula that is used to calculate the variable cost $($slope$).$

$$ Change $in$ volume $=$ Variable cost $(slope)$

Now determine the formula that is used to calculate the fixed cost component.

$=$ Fixed cost

Use the high$-$low method to determine Seaside's operating cost equation.

$y=,x+$

Assuming the same relevant range, what should the owner expect her operating costs to be if occupancy falls to $65\%?($Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.$)$

The owner should expect her operating costs to be $,$ if occupancy falls to $65\%.$