Question 54101: (9) Bill works at three jobs. On his first job he is paid 5% of the sales price for each novelty item that he packages for the seller. The items currently sell for $25.00 each. It takes him 10 minutes to pack each unit properly for the mail order business. His second job, mowing lawns, he charges customers $10.00/hr but he has to pay for the gas he uses in the mower and trimmer. Gas consumption amounts to one quart per hour and costs $3.00/gallon. His third job, babysitting in his neighborhood, he gets $2.25/hour for each child watched. None of his neighbors have more than three kids. If he has to give up one job when school starts, which job should he let go and still make the most money during the school term?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 9) Bill works at three jobs. On his first job he is paid 5% of the sales price for each novelty item that he packages for the seller. The items currently sell for $25.00 each. It takes him 10 minutes to pack each unit properly for the mail order business.
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He can package 6 items per hour:
6 * .05(25) = $7.50/hr
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His second job, mowing lawns, he charges customers $10.00/hr but he has to pay for the gas he uses in the mower and trimmer. Gas consumption amounts to one quart per hour and costs $3.00/gallon.
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10 - 3 = $7.00/hr
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His third job, babysitting in his neighborhood, he gets $2.25/hour for each child watched. None of his neighbors have more than three kids.
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3 * 2.25 = $6.75/hr
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If he has to give up one job when school starts, which job should he let go and still make the most money during the school term?
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I'll let you decide
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