Question

Zucker Enterprises manufactures painted porcelain dolls. Zucker conducted a time study of the painting task. The painters took from ½-hour to 1½ hours to paint one doll. Zucker Enterprises pays its painters $18.00 per hour. The company also pays $11.00 per doll for materials. It wants to spend no more than $24.50 in prime costs. What is the longest time a painter should spend painting a doll?

Answer 1

45 mins

Explanation:

The question is how much time should the painter spend on painting a doll for the costs to still be equal or lower to $24.50

We can make this equation, representing the raw materials + the painting job (at $18/h):

$11 + $18x = $24.50

18x = 13.50

x = 13.5 / 18 = 0.75

So, the painter should spend at most 3/4 of an hour (or 45 mins) painting a doll to keep the cost at or below $24.50 per doll.