"Jimmy decides to mow lawns to earn money. The initial cost of his lawn mower is...."
The questions goes like this:
1. Jimmy decides to mow lawns to earn money. The initial cost of his lawn mower is $250. Gasoline and maintenance costs are $4 per lawn.
a. Formulate a function C(x) for the total cost of mowing x lawns.
Solution:
Total cost of mowing = 250 +4
= 254
Function c(x) = 254x
b. Jimmy determines that the total-profit function for the lawn mowing business is given by P(x) = 9x - 250 Find the function for the total revenue from mowing x lawns. How much did Jimmy charge per lawn?
c. How many lawns must Jimmy mow before he begins making a profit?
Is 2.a correct and can someone help to solve this.Quite stucked right now:sad:
The questions goes like this:
1. Jimmy decides to mow lawns to earn money. The initial cost of his lawn mower is $250. Gasoline and maintenance costs are $4 per lawn.
a. Formulate a function C(x) for the total cost of mowing x lawns.
Solution:
Total cost of mowing = 250 +4
= 254
Function c(x) = 254x
b. Jimmy determines that the total-profit function for the lawn mowing business is given by P(x) = 9x - 250 Find the function for the total revenue from mowing x lawns. How much did Jimmy charge per lawn?
c. How many lawns must Jimmy mow before he begins making a profit?
Is 2.a correct and can someone help to solve this.Quite stucked right now:sad: