erry and ed start a lawn mowing business and purchase mowers and equipment for $800. They charge $20 for each lawn and $4 worth of gas for each job. How many laws must Terry and Ed mow before breaking even?
a .34 lawns
b. 40 lawns
c. 50 lawns
d. 20 lawns
IS IT A ????
Isn't the $4.00 for gas over and above their original investment?
You add $20 and $4 together.
I don't understand what your asking ??
To answer this question, we need to calculate the cost per lawn and the revenue per lawn to determine when Terry and Ed will break even.
The initial cost for mowers and equipment is $800.
For each job, they charge $20 per lawn and spend $4 worth of gas. Therefore, their cost per lawn is $20 + $4 = $24.
To find the break-even point, we divide the initial cost by the cost per lawn:
$800 / $24 = 33.33
Since we can't have a fraction of a lawn, we round up to the nearest whole number, which is 34.
Therefore, Terry and Ed need to mow at least 34 lawns before breaking even.
So, the correct answer is option A: 34 lawns.