Brooks Corporation has a Food Services department that provides food for employees in all other departments of the company. For September, variable food costs were budgeted at $4 per meal, based on 14,000 meals served during the month. At the end of the month, it was determined that 15,000 meals had been served at a total cost of $70,000. What is the amount of the variable food costs that should be charged to the other departments of the company at the end of the month