SOLUTION: You decide to get a job mowing lawns to get some extra cash. You are debating between two charging plans: with Plan A you will charge $5 a month for mowing a lawn and with Plan B y

Question 1013537: You decide to get a job mowing lawns to get some extra cash. You are debating between two charging plans: with Plan A you will charge $5 a month for mowing a lawn and with Plan B you will charge $1 for the first month and double the price every month. If you neighbor plans to have you mown his lawn for a year which plan should you charge him?

Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Plan B by a long way.
I think there is an error in the problem.
I believe plan B should be 1 cent for the first month and then double it each month...that would make a meatier problem...
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