Mighty Mouse Eating Up Batteries and Reporting Incorrect Battery Levels?

In the past week, my Bluetooth Mighty Mouse has eaten up 3 sets of batteries (all brand new). Two sets became completely dead and one set now has 70% battery which is steadily going down. In the past 5 min it has dropped from 72% to 54%. I shut my Mighty Mouse down when I am not using it, and I haven't had a problem with it since I got it 3 months ago.

I got a Mighty Mouse which came with my 27" iMac.
I cannot believe how fast this mouse drains batteries. It's ridiculous.
In the 2 months I have owned this computer, I have gone through more batteries than my previous Logitech wireless mouse in two years. I'm not kidding.
I would say that I have to switch batteries about once every two weeks to three weeks. I try to remember to turn it off but I usually forget. However, my behavior is no different than when I used the Logitech on my G5.
I'm wondering if the distance of the signal has something to do with it.
My Logitech mouse used a little USB receiver which plugged into my keyboard, so the mouse was always right next to it for the most part, about two to three inches away most of the time.
However, with my iMac, there is no receiver you have to plug in. It's built into the computer itself, and since my computer sits back on my desk, and my keyboard and mouse sit on a keyboard tray underneath, I wonder if the greater distance causes the battery to drain faster?

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