Terry and Ed start a lawn mowing business and purchased the mowers and the equipment for $1,300 they charge $15 for each line and use $2 worth of gas for each job how many Lawns must Terry and Ed mow before breaking even
To calculate the number of lawns they must mow before breaking even, we need to determine the total cost of mowing each lawn and then divide that by the profit earned per lawn.
The total cost of mowing each lawn is the cost of mowers and equipment ($1,300) plus the cost of gas per job ($2).
So the total cost per lawn is $1,300 + $2 = $1302.
The profit earned per lawn is the amount charged for each lawn ($15).
Therefore, the number of lawns they must mow before breaking even is $1,302 รท $15 = 86.8.
Since they cannot mow a fraction of a lawn, Terry and Ed must mow 87 lawns before breaking even.