Super$-$Tee Co$.$ plans to sell $12,000$ T$-$shirts at $$16$ each in the coming year. Product costs include:

Direct materials per shirt $$5\mathrm{.}75$

Direct labor per shirt $,1\mathrm{.}25$

Variable overhead per shirt $\mathrm{.}60$

Fxed overhead in total $$43,000$

What is the company's contribution margin?

$$4\mathrm{.}82$

$$8\mathrm{.}40$

$$10\mathrm{.}25$

$$9\mathrm{.}00$