Felix Gallegos owns a plumbing repair business. The prevailing billing rate for plumbing repairs is $40 per hour. If Felix charges customers the prevailing rate, what hourly rate (to the nearest penny) can Felix pay his employees to do plumbing repairs if Felix wants to maintain a 75% markup on employees’ hourly pay?
Felix Gallegos owns a plumbing repair business. The prevailing billing rate for plumbing repairs is $40 per hour. If Felix charges customers the prevailing rate, what hourly rate (to the nearest penny) can Felix pay his employees to do plumbing repairs if Felix wants to maintain a 75% markup on employees’ hourly pay?
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Felix Gallegos owns a plumbing repair business. The prevailing billing rate for plumbing repairs is $40 per hour. If Felix charges customers the prevailing rate, what hourly rate (to the nearest penny) can Felix pay his employees to do plumbing repairs if Felix wants to maintain a 75% markup on employees’ hourly pay?
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