Barlow Entertainment sells souvenir T-shirts at each rock concert that it sponsors. The shirts cost \($8\) each. Any excess shirts can be returned to the manufacturer for a full refund of the purchase price. The sales price is \($12\) per shirt.

Required:

a. What are the total cost of shirts and cost per shirt if sales amount to 2,000, 2,500, 3,000, 3,500, or 4,000?

b. Is the cost of T-shirts a fixed or a variable cost?

c. Draw a graph and plot total cost and cost per shirt if sales amount to 2,000, 2.500, 3,000, 3,500, or 4,000.

d. Comment on Barlow’s likelihood of incurring a loss due to its operating activities.