
168 Chapter 4
that’s a lot of speakers
You’ve got $11,250 to spend
After working out the capacity (number of people
you can sell tickets to) and the fencing costs for each
potential venue, it turns out that Field B is the best—it
gives you $11,250 to spend on the festival.
Man! Over 11,000 bucks!
We are gonna have the
most AMAZING sound
system!
Ticket money = 1350 x 10 = $13500
Cost of fencing = $3885
Remaining money = 13500 - 3885 = $9615
Field A
Ticket money = 1500 x 10 = $15000
Cost of fencing = $3750
Remaining money = 15000 - 3750 = $11250
Field B
Ticket money = 1283 x 10 = $12830
Cost of fencing = $3420
Remaining money = 12830 - 3420 = $9410
Field C
This field gives you
the most bucks.