Jada and Alexandra sell spices at the marketplace. They each charge a constant price per kilogram of spices.
Jada has weekly expenses of $200. She covers her expenses and makes a profit of $280 for selling 80 kilograms of spices.
The graph of Alexandra's weekly profit (in dollars) as a function of the amount of spices sold (in kilograms) is shown below.
Who has greater weekly expenses?
From the graph, it can be observed that Alexandra's weekly profit becomes zero when she sells 70 kilograms of spices. This means that Alexandra's weekly expenses are equal to the profit for selling 70 kilograms of spices.
On the other hand, Jada has weekly expenses of $200 and makes a profit of $280 for selling 80 kilograms of spices.
Therefore, Jada has greater weekly expenses than Alexandra.