Question

Hank works at an auto repair shop. He has a customer that spent $415 on parts for the repair. Hank

charges $30 an hour in labor costs. If he has quoted the customer that it will be no more than $550, how many hours, h, will the work take
him?

Answer 1

Auto repair labor rates vary widely across the country, and even within the same city. As of January 17, 2017, auto repair shops in the AAA Approved Auto Repair network charged between $47 and $215 per hour, based primarily on the shop's cost of doing business.