Estimate the cost function for oriole lobsters

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Oriole Lobsters traps and packs lobsters and then sells them wholesale to fine restaurants across Canada. The income statement for last year follows:

Revenue (based on sales of 2,000 cases of lobsters)   $200,000

Expenses:     

Wages for fishermen and packers  $90,000   

Packing materials  22,000   

Rent and insurance  26,000   

Administrative and selling  44,000

  182,000

Pretax income    18,000

Taxes (20%)    3,600

After-tax income    $14,400

Fishermen and packers are employed on an hourly basis and can be laid off whenever necessary. Sales people mostly deliver the product and are paid on a salaried basis; their salaries are included in administrative and selling expenses.

(a) Estimate the cost function for Oriole Lobsters. (Round variable cost per unit to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)

Cost function: Total Cost = $ + $ × Quantity

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