SOLUTION: Jia’s friends provide dog wash services. For each dog, supply cost $4 and wages are $5. To provide this service, a special room and equipment are needed, at a cost of $400 per mo

Question 1143698: Jia’s friends provide dog wash services. For each dog, supply cost $4 and wages are $5. To provide this service, a special room and equipment are needed, at a cost of $400 per month. Jia’s friend maintains an average of 30 dogs washed each month. What must be Jia’s friends charge as a price for the dog washing services to break-even?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For break-even,
Profit = 0
Profit = income minus costs
Let = the price to wash 1 dog
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$22.33 per dog is the price
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