You have a degree in landscape architecture and design, and you have been the groundskeeper at a golf course for the last five years. You believe with your knowledge and entrepreneurial ideas you could improve greatly on his business model. In summary, your costs are

Truck payment: $$\frac{300}{?}$ month

Mowers: $$\frac{300}{?}$ month

Other equipment: $$2,000$ to purchase now $($will last approximately $20$ months$)$

Chief mower makes $$\frac{15}{?}$ hour; staff worker makes $$\frac{10}{?}$ hour. Each staff worker can mow $1$ lawn$/$hour$.($Average $$\frac{13}{?}$ lawn in Scenario $1$ or average $$25$ per lawn in Scenario $2.)$

Maintenance: $$\frac{100}{?}$ month

Insurance: $$\frac{300}{?}$ month

Fuel: $$\frac{3}{?}$ gallon; $1$ gallon is sufficient to mow one lawn.

Supplies $($trimmer line, etc.$)$: $$1\mathrm{.}50/$lawn

Advertising: $$\frac{50}{?}$ month, but if you do $$\frac{300}{?}$ month advertising, you can potentially triple your volume of contracts.

Owner $($you$)$ will spend time dolng quality control, marketing, and planning for the future.