Mark Diesel owns the Fredonia Barber Shop. He employs 7 barbers and pays each a base salary of $1,200 per month. One of the barbers serves as the manager and receives an extra $560 per month. In addition to the base salary, each barber also receives a commission of $6.10 per haircut. Other costs are as follows. Advertising   $270  per month Rent   $970  per month Barber supplies   $0.40  per haircut Utilities   $175  per month plus $0.10 per haircut Magazines   $20  per month Mark currently charges $12.00 per haircut. Determine the unit variable costs per haircut and the total monthly fixed costs. (Round variable costs to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.25.) Total unit variable cost per haircut   $enter total variable cost per haircut rounded to 2 decimal places in dollars  Total fixed costs   $enter total fixed cost in dollars

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Mark Diesel owns the Fredonia Barber Shop. He employs 7 barbers and pays each a base salary of $1,200 per month. One of the barbers serves as the manager and receives an extra $560 per month. In addition to the base salary, each barber also receives a commission of $6.10 per haircut.

Other costs are as follows.

Advertising   $270  per month
Rent   $970  per month
Barber supplies   $0.40  per haircut
Utilities   $175  per month plus $0.10 per haircut
Magazines   $20  per month


Mark currently charges $12.00 per haircut.

Determine the unit variable costs per haircut and the total monthly fixed costs. (Round variable costs to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.25.)

Total unit variable cost per haircut  
$enter total variable cost per haircut rounded to 2 decimal places in dollars 
Total fixed costs  
$enter total fixed cost in dollars 
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