Break$-$Even for a Service Firm

Jonah Graham owns and operates The Green Thumb Company $($GTC$),$ which provides live plants and flower arrangements to professional offices.

Jonah has fixed costs of $$3,240$ per month for office$/$greenhouse rent, advertising, and a delivery van. Variable costs for the plants, fertilizer, pots,

and other supplies average $$24$ per job. GTC charges $$60$ per month for the average job.

Required:

How many jobs must GTC average each month to break even?

jobs per month

What is the operating income for GTC in a month with $88$ jobs? Enter a net loss as a negative amount.

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What is the operating income for GTC in a month with $95$ jobs?

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Jonah faces a tax rate equal to $25$ percent. How many jobs must Jonah have per month to earn an after$-$tax income of $$1,200?$ Round your

answer to the nearest whole number of jobs.

jobs per month

Suppose that Jonah's fixed costs increase to $$3,400$ per month and he decides to increase the price to $$75$ per job. What is the new break$-$even

point in number of jobs per month? Round your answer to the nearest whole number of jobs.

jobs per month