Question

Travis is an avid skier. He is trying to decide whether to buy ski equipment. Typically, it costs him $60 a day to rent ski equipment and buy a lift ticket. You can buy ski equipment for about $400. A lift ticket alone costs $35 for one day. Find the break-even point.

a.
4 days
b.
11 days
c.
6 days
d.
16 days

Answer 1

D. 16 days

Explanation:

Set up an equation where x is the number of days.

60x will represent his cost to rent the equipment.

35x + 400 will represent his cost if he buys the equipment.

Set these equal to each other and solve for x:

60x = 35x + 400

25x = 400

x = 16

So, the break even point is 16 days.