document.write( "Question 1156119: Please help me solve this! \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Kade is starting up a small business as a tradesman. He will need to buy a truck and some
\n" ); document.write( "materials to get his business going. The truck costs $13 000. He gets 3 jobs immediately
\n" ); document.write( "and hires 2 workers to help him. The materials for all 3 jobs cost $3000. The jobs will each
\n" ); document.write( "take a week not including Saturday and Sunday and he pays his workers $125 per day per
\n" ); document.write( "worker. How much will he have to charge for each job in order to break even at the end of
\n" ); document.write( "the third job?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Kade is starting up a small business as a tradesman. He will need to buy a truck and some
\n" ); document.write( "materials to get his business going. The truck costs $13 000. He gets 3 jobs immediately
\n" ); document.write( "and hires 2 workers to help him. The materials for all 3 jobs cost $3000. The jobs will each
\n" ); document.write( "take a week not including Saturday and Sunday and he pays his workers $125 per day per
\n" ); document.write( "worker. How much will he have to charge for each job in order to break even at the end of
\n" ); document.write( "the third job?
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Labor cost:       2(5)($125)\r\n" );
document.write( "Cost of Material: $3,000\r\n" );
document.write( "Cost of truck:    $13,000\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let c be cost of each job - considering they each cost the same amount - making total cost, 3c \r\n" );
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document.write( "Break-even POINT: Revenue = Cost\r\n" );
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document.write( "Can you now complete this?
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