Custom Computers is a company started by two engineering students to assemble and market personal computers to faculty and students. The company operates out of the garage of one of the students' homes. From the following costs of a recent month, compute the total cost function and total cost for the month:
Telephone $ 50, fixed
Utilities 200: fixed, 40% attributable to the garage, 60% to the house
Advertising 85, fixed
Insurance 65, fixed
Materials 18,000, variable, for 12 computers
Labor 2,060: $1,100 fixed plus $960 for hourly help for assembling five computers