Chaffee Corporation staffs a helpline to answer questions from customers. The costs of operating the helpline are variable with respect to the number of calls in a month. At a volume of 33,000 calls in a month, the costs of operating the helpline total $742,500.
-To the nearest whole cent,what should be the average cost of operating the helpline per call at a volume of 36,100 calls in a month? (Assume that this call volume is within the relevant range. )
A)$21.54
B)$20.57
C)$21.34
D)$22.50

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Helpline cost per call = Total helpline costs F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 Number of calls
= $742,500 F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 33,000 calls
= $22.50 cost per call
The average helpline cost per call is constant within the relevant range

Chaffee Corporation Staffs a Helpline to Answer Questions from Customers