Martin's air conditioning business is struggling at this time. Martin would like to keep all employees working so is willing to lose money. Martin would take a loss on each job of -$1907. If Martin collects $2140 per job and knows it will take 57 hours to complete the job, what hourly rate will Martin need to pay out to keep each job at -$1907?

(A) First write an equation you can use to answer this question. Use x\displaystyle {x} as your variable.

The equation is
 

(B) Solve your equation in part (A) to find the hourly rate Martin would need to payout for the job.

Answer: The hourly rate earned is $.