Question

3. Sam and friends operate car washing center. For each car, supplies cost $25 and wages are $45. A special room and equipment are needed at a cost of $500 per month. The car washing center maintains an average of 50 cars washed each month. What must be the price for the car washing center to break even? 4. Walmart sells a type of lawn mower for $2400 below the suggested retail price. Walmart claims that this represents a 20% discount. What is the suggested retail price? 5. Old Navy promotes a discount of $45.00 on a shirt. If the discount is 30%, what is the sales price now?

Answer 1

3. There are so cars washed each month COM $45 for each car supply cost $25 for 50 cars supply cost= (25x50) & = 12508 for each car wages me - for 50 50 cars wages are = 45x50) (95450) - 2250 fixed cost = $500. total cost : (1450+ 2250 +500 oo) = 4000 & 91.0 car het selle price for car washing ben for bereak even total cost a total carnings ley cara er waste i 502 = 4000 4000 50 = 80 (No orice must must be 80 for car washing center to foreak even

het the suggested retail price za la the walmart gives as discound os discount- ax 20 / 207 200 :/= 2400 2= 12000 suggested Retail price = 12000 actual 5. het the price of the sworten discount = 30% a discount a 30a 200 In given 32 le 45 2= 15x10 = 150 i Belling Isof préce - (150-45) = 8 1015 $105 3o sales price now a