Western Trucking operates a fleet of delivery trucks. The fixed expenses to operate the fleet are $79,900 in March and rose to $93,120 in April. It costs Western Trucking $0.15 per mile in variable costs. In March, the delivery trucks were driven a total of 85,000 miles, and in April, they were driven a total of 96,000 miles. PLEASE NOTE #1: Costs per unit dollar amounts will be rounded to two decimal places and shown with "$" and commas as needed (i.e. $12,345.67). PLEASE NOTE #2: Total costs dollar amounts will be whole dollars and shown with "$" and commas as needed (i.e. $12,345). Non-dollar amounts will use commas as needed (12,345). Using this information, complete the following table:   March April Miles     Fixed cost     Variable cost     Total cost     Cost per mile

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2. Western Trucking operates a fleet of delivery trucks. The fixed expenses to operate the fleet are $79,900 in March and rose to $93,120 in April. It costs Western Trucking $0.15 per mile in variable costs. In March, the delivery trucks were driven a total of 85,000 miles, and in April, they were driven a total of 96,000 miles.

PLEASE NOTE #1: Costs per unit dollar amounts will be rounded to two decimal places and shown with "$" and commas as needed (i.e. $12,345.67).

PLEASE NOTE #2: Total costs dollar amounts will be whole dollars and shown with "$" and commas as needed (i.e. $12,345). Non-dollar amounts will use commas as needed (12,345).

Using this information, complete the following table:

  March April
Miles    
Fixed cost    
Variable cost    
Total cost    
Cost per mile    

 

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