Two lawn care companies are competing for a landscaping contract. Company A charges a $300 consulting fee plus $7 per square foo
t of landscaping. Company B changes a $120 consulting fee plus $13 a square foot of landscaping. For how many square feet of landscaping will the two companies charge the same amount?
The square feet of landscaping will the two companies carry out that enables them to charge the same amount is 30
What is the total of the landscaping contract for each company?
The total cost of the landscaping contract for each of the two companies is the sum of the fixed consulting fee plus the multiple of variable charge per square foot multiplied by the number of square feet of landscaping
Company A:
Total cost=300+7S
S=square foot
Company B:
Total cost=120+13S
At the point where the square foot are the same they charge the same amount
