You decide to offer customers a flat rate of $450 for a full season of plowing. Three of your customers agree to this rate. You also have a helper whom you pay $35 an hour. It takes about half an hour to plow a driveway. 

Question 1 How might you convince customers that $450 is a fair rate to pay? 1

Question 2 With income of $1,350 from the three full-season contracts, how many plowings can you ask your $35-per-hour employee to do without incurring a loss? Assume that your truck is now paid off and you no longer have any expenses related to it.