Shipping costs for fish that is ordered by the restaurant are a mixed cost with variable and fixed cost components. Records indicate the Fish Company shipped 7,200 tons of halibut for $6,000 in May and 8,200 tons for $6,800 in June. What would be the expected shipping cost for shipping 8,000?     $6,440     $9,750     $6,640     $6,200

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  1. Shipping costs for fish that is ordered by the restaurant are a mixed cost with variable and fixed cost components. Records indicate the Fish Company shipped 7,200 tons of halibut for $6,000 in May and 8,200 tons for $6,800 in June. What would be the expected shipping cost for shipping 8,000?

       

    $6,440

       

    $9,750

       

    $6,640

       

    $6,200

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