Meredith Marshall Owns a Home Inspection Business,offering Her Services to Homeowners.She

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Meredith Marshall owns a home inspection business,offering her services to homeowners.She currently charges $180 per inspection but wants to know if her fee should be raised.She has provided the following data from the past six months:
$\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Month } & \text { Number of } &\text { Overhead } \\&\text { Inspections }&\text { Costs }\\\text { March } & 60 & \$ 3,420 \\\text { April } & 64 & 3,555 \\\text { May } & 76 & 3,989 \\\text { June } & 90 & 4,044 \\\text { July } & 97 & 4,101 \\\text { August } & 110 & 4,120\end{array}$ Meredith takes her daughter with her on all inspections and pays her $40 per inspection.Due to slower business in the cooler months,Meredith estimates she will average 60 inspections per month for the next six months.Prepare a schedule showing Meredith 's estimated total cost per inspection.