An excavating company charges $300 an hour for the use of a backhoe and $500 an hour for the use of a bulldozer. (part of an hou
r counts as a full hour. ) The company employs one operator for 40 hours per week to operate the machinery. If the company wants to bring in at least $18,400 each week from equipment rental, how many hours per week can it schedule the operator to use a backhoe?
Cost
use of a backhoe----------------------$300 an hour
<span> Estimate for equipment rental each week---------------------$18,400</span>
Total
hours operator per week--------------------------------------40
<span> 40*300</span>=$12000---------------------it
is the cost per week to use a backhoe
$12000<$18400 is ok
<span> The maximum of hours that I can rent </span>a backhoe <span> are 40 hours, since it is the limit of the
operator and it do not overcome the total budget </span>
