Radwyn Horticulture is a company which focuses upon selling saplings. The company can grow a sapling for $15.45, and can sell that sapling for $36.50. There are three main salespeople at Radwyn Horticulture, each of whom earns a
different commission per sapling sold, as shown in the table below.
Salesperson Commission/Sale
Lara
$8.15
lan
$11.25
Ari
$8.90
Radwyn Horticulture's fixed overhead expenses last month came to $7,699.45. It is known that one salesperson sold
191 saplings, one salesperson sold 245 saplings, and one salesperson sold 221 saplings. Which arrangement of sales
would cause Radwyn Horticulture to break even?
a. Lara sells 221 saplings; lan sells 191 saplings; Ari sells 245 saplings
b. Lara sells 221 saplings; lan sells 245 saplings, Ari sells 191 saplings
C. Lara sells 191 saplings; lan sells 221 saplings, Ari sells 245 saplings
d. Lara sells 191 saplings; lan sells 245 saplings, Ari sells 221 saplings