Question

An owner of a repair service company estimates that for every 30 hours a repairperson is on the job, he can bill for only 83% of the hours. For the remaining hours, the repairperson is idle or driving to or from a job. Determine the number of hours per 30-hour week the owner can bill for a repairperson. The number of hours per 30-hour week the owner can bill for a repairperson is?

a) 24.9 hours
b) 25.0 hours
c) 25.1 hours
d) 25.2 hours

Answer 1

The owner of a repair service company can bill for 24.9 hours per 30-hour week for a repairperson, corresponding to 83% of the total hours worked.

Step-by-step explanation:

The owner of a repair service company is trying to determine the number of hours per 30-hour week they can bill for a repairperson. Given that the owner can bill for only 83% of the hours, we calculate the billable hours as follows:

Billable hours = 83% of 30 hours
Billable hours = 0.83 × 30 hours
Billable hours = 24.9 hours

Therefore, the number of hours per 30-hour week the owner can bill for a repairperson is 24.9 hours. This corresponds to option (a) 24.9 hours.