Question

Luca owns a pool cleaning business. Luca wants to have a monthly profit of $5,867.00 with 50 customers, fixed monthly expenses of $2,510.00, and variable expenses of $18.40 per pool. Determine how much Luca needs to charge per customer to reach his profit goal.

Group of answer choices

$164.82

$170.34

$185.94

$200.31

Answer 1

5867 (profit) + 2510 (fixed expenses) = 50x

8377 = 50x

Divide each side by 50

x = 167.54

$167.54 + $18.40 (variable expense per pool) = $185.94