Wuensch Inc., an escrow agent, has provided the following data concerning its office expenses: Escrows Completed Office ExpensesApril53  $7,427May94  $9,201June37  $6,769July87  $8,902August40  $6,875September38  $6,797October82  $8,681November35  $6,678December62  $7,836Management believes that office expense is a mixed cost that depends on the number of escrows completed. Note: Real estate purchases usually involve the services of an escrow agent that holds funds and prepares documents to complete the transaction.Using the high-low method, the estimate of the fixed component of office expense per month is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

A. $6,678
B. $5,182
C. $7,182
D. $7,685


Answer: B

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