

Question

The cost of maintaining a school is partly constant and partly varies as the number of pupils. With 50 pupils, the cost is$15,705.00 and with 40 pupils, it is$13,305.00.
(a) Find the cost when there are 44 pupils.
(b) If the fee per pupil is$360.00, what is the least number of pupils for which the school can run without a loss?

