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All That Blooms provides environmentally friendly lawn services for homeowners. Its operating costs are as follows.
All That Blooms charges $ 81 per treatment for the average single-family lawn.
$ 1,400 | per month | ||
Advertising | $ 3,283 | per month | |
Insurance | $ 1,200 | per month | |
Weed and feed materials | $ 14 | per lawn | |
Direct labor | $ 11 | per lawn | |
Fuel | $ 3 | per lawn |
All That Blooms charges $ 81 per treatment for the average single-family lawn.
Determine the company’s break-even point in number of lawns serviced per month.
Break-even point |
enter the break-even point in number of lawns serviced per month
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Determine the company’s break-even point in dollars. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 1,225.)
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