Problem:-2.10 2-10. A mail carrier at the U.S. Postal Service works on Sunday delivering high-priority letters and packages. They can deliver 15 items per hour. The fixed hourly costs (vehicle depreciation, insurance, etc.) equal $42 and the hourly variable costs (time and a half wages, etc.) total $0.50 per item delivered. How much must the U.S. Postal Service charge for each item delivered in order to breakeven on Sunday deliveries? (2.2)
Problem:-2.10 2-10. A mail carrier at the U.S. Postal Service works on Sunday delivering high-priority letters and packages. They can deliver 15 items per hour. The fixed hourly costs (vehicle depreciation, insurance, etc.) equal $42 and the hourly variable costs (time and a half wages, etc.) total $0.50 per item delivered. How much must the U.S. Postal Service charge for each item delivered in order to breakeven on Sunday deliveries? (2.2)
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem:-2.10
2-10. A mail carrier at the U.S. Postal Service works
on Sunday delivering high-priority letters and packages.
They can deliver 15 items per hour. The fixed hourly
costs (vehicle depreciation, insurance, etc.) equal $42 and
the hourly variable costs (time and a half wages, etc.)
total $0.50 per item delivered. How much must the U.S.
Postal Service charge for each item delivered in order to
breakeven on Sunday deliveries? (2.2)
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