Ozzie is starting his own part time business. He plans to earn $20 per hour. He has the following expenses each month, $500 for overhead, $120 for phone and fax and $25 for materials. a. Write an equality that describes the number of hours h he must work to earn a profit of $555. b. How many hours should he have worked to earn a profit of at least $555?

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Seth

21 April, 13:32

Ozzie is starting his own part time business. He plans to earn $20 per hour. He has the following expenses each month, $500 for overhead, $120 for phone and fax and $25 for materials. a. Write an equality that describes the number of hours h he must work to earn a profit of $555. b. How many hours should he have worked to earn a profit of at least $555?

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Vaughn Simpson · Answer 1

To get $555 he would have to work 27.75 hours or round it up to 28 hours but to get enough money for ALL his expenses he would need to work 32.25 hours or round it up to 33