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 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 $.
(A) First write an equation you can use to answer this question. Use 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 $.