Question

Paul is going to have the exterior of his home painted. Painting USA charges $75.00 to come out and evaluate the house plus $25.00 per hour of labor. Upscale Home Painting does not charge to evaluate the house. However, they charge $40.00 per hour. If it takes 25 hours to paint Paul's house, the most cost-effective company will be?

Answer 1

Painting USA

Explanation:

Answer 2

The most cost-effective company is Painting USA .

Explanation:

Given as :

The charges applied by the Painting USA = $ 75 + $ 25 per hour labor charge

The charges applied by the Upscale Home Painting = $ 40 per hour

The total time required to paint the Paul's house = 25 hours

Now, Let the charges applied by the Painting USA = $ x

And charges applied by the Upscale Home Painting = $ y

So, x = $ 75 + $ 25 × 25 hour

Or, x = $ 75 + $ 625

∴ x = $ 700

So, The charges applied by the Painting USA = x = $ 700

And y = $ 40 × 25 hour

∴ y = $ 1,000

So , The charges applied by the Upscale Home Painting = y = $ 1,000

As $ 700
`<` $ 1000

So, x
`<` y

Hence The most cost-effective company is Painting USA . Answer