If the company lost an average of $30,000 a month, and there are twelve months in a year, then the total loss would be $360,000 since $30,000 times 12 is $360,000 :)
You have to use the number in the variable to figure out if the number multiplied by 3.5 goes over 20 dollars. The highest you can go without going over 20 dollars is 5 notebooks