Question

An auto repair shop faces the following weekly costs: rent, $600; labor, $500 per worker; parts and supplies, $40 per repair. Each worker can repair how many cars per week?

1) 1 car
2) 2 cars
3) 3 cars
4) 4 cars

Answer 1

The auto repair shop can repair a different number of cars per week depending on the number of workers. Each worker can repair a certain number of cars, which can be calculated by dividing the labor cost per worker by the cost of parts and supplies per repair.

Step-by-step explanation:

The auto repair shop faces weekly costs including rent, labor, and parts and supplies. The rent cost is $600 per week. The labor cost is $500 per worker, and each worker can repair a certain number of cars per week. Lastly, the cost of parts and supplies is $40 per repair.

To determine how many cars each worker can repair per week, we need to divide the labor cost per worker by the cost of parts and supplies per repair. Therefore, each worker can repair:

1. 1) 1 car ($500 / $40 = 12.5)
2. 2) 2 cars ($1000 / $40 = 25)
3. 3) 3 cars ($1500 / $40 = 37.5)
4. 4) 4 cars ($2000 / $40 = 50)