969) During the campus Spring Fling, the bumper car amusement attraction has a problem of cars becoming disabled and in need of repair. Repair personnel can be hired at the rate of $20 per hour, but they only work as one team. Thus, if one person is hired, he or she works alone; two or three people work together on the same repair. One repairer can fix cars in an average time of 40 minutes. Two repairers take 22 minutes, and three take 18 minutes. While these cars are down, lost income is $35 per hour. Cars tend to break down at the rate of 1.80 per hour. Management is trying to decide how many repair persons to hire, and has asked you for cost data. a. What is the total hourly cost with one repair person? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

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969) During the campus Spring Fling, the bumper
car amusement attraction has a problem of cars
becoming disabled and in need of repair. Repair
personnel can be hired at the rate of $20 per hour,
but they only work as one team. Thus, if one person
is hired, he or she works alone; two or three people
work together on the same repair.
One repairer can fix cars in an average time of 40
minutes. Two repairers take 22 minutes, and three
take 18 minutes. While these cars are down, lost
income is $35 per hour. Cars tend to break down at
the rate of 1.80 per hour.
Management is trying to decide how many repair
persons to hire, and has asked you for cost data.
a.
What is the total hourly cost with one repair person?
(Round your intermediate calculations and final
answer to 2 decimal places.)
Transcribed Image Text:969) During the campus Spring Fling, the bumper car amusement attraction has a problem of cars becoming disabled and in need of repair. Repair personnel can be hired at the rate of $20 per hour, but they only work as one team. Thus, if one person is hired, he or she works alone; two or three people work together on the same repair. One repairer can fix cars in an average time of 40 minutes. Two repairers take 22 minutes, and three take 18 minutes. While these cars are down, lost income is $35 per hour. Cars tend to break down at the rate of 1.80 per hour. Management is trying to decide how many repair persons to hire, and has asked you for cost data. a. What is the total hourly cost with one repair person? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
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