Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides data concerning the company's costs: Fixed Cost per Cost Car Washed per Month $ 0.40 $ 0.08 $ 0.15 $ 0.30 Cleaning supplies Electricity $1,100 Maintenance $ 4,300 $8,400 Wages and salaries Depreciation $1,900 $1,400 Rent Administrative expenses $ 0.01 For example, electricity costs are $1,100 per month plus $0.08 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,200 cars in August and collected an average of $6.00 per car washed.

Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides data concerning the company's costs: Fixed Cost per Cost Car Washed per Month $ 0.40 $ 0.08 $ 0.15 $ 0.30 Cleaning supplies Electricity $1,100 Maintenance $ 4,300 $8,400 Wages and salaries Depreciation $1,900 $1,400 Rent Administrative expenses $ 0.01 For example, electricity costs are $1,100 per month plus $0.08 per car washed. The company actually washed 8,200 cars in August and collected an average of $6.00 per car washed.

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