John has just started a new engineering business, where he maintains lifts. He does not provide any materials, just his own labour. He could not afford to buy a van, so he rents one at a cost of £300 per week. Each tim he does a repair call-out, he earns a standard fee of £140 and he estimates the average fuel cost of each repair at £19. Assuming no other costs, how much does John have to earn each week to break even? A) 140 B) 647 C) 347 D) 300
John has just started a new engineering business, where he maintains lifts. He does not provide any materials, just his own labour. He could not afford to buy a van, so he rents one at a cost of £300 per week. Each tim he does a repair call-out, he earns a standard fee of £140 and he estimates the average fuel cost of each repair at £19. Assuming no other costs, how much does John have to earn each week to break even? A) 140 B) 647 C) 347 D) 300
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Transcribed Image Text:John has just started a new engineering business, where he maintains
lifts. He does not provide any materials, just his own labour. He could not
afford to buy a van, so he rents one at a cost of £300 per week. Each time
he does a repair call-out, he earns a standard fee of £140 and he
estimates the average fuel cost of each repair at £19. Assuming no other
costs, how much does John have to earn each week to break even?
A) 140
B) 647
C) 347
D) 300
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