Joe Runs a Landscape Business

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Multiple Choice

Joe runs a landscape business. He knows that providing landscaping services costs him $100 per hour on average, while the cost of providing such services is $150 per hour after 5 PM (due to overtime pay, reduced productivity, and the added wear and tear on his equipment) . A potential client offers Joe $130 per hour to provide services but needs him to provide the services after 5 PM due to circumstances at the property.

• A) Joe should take the job, since $130 exceeds his average cost of production.
• B) Joe should take the job, since he is making a $30 profit per hour.
• C) Joe should decline the job, since he would lose $150 per hour worked on the job.
• D) Joe should decline the job, since he would lose $20 per hour worked.

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