Painters worked on a house on a weekday. They normally receive $35 per hour. Two painters worked 4 hours on the project. They used 7 gallons of paint. Each gallon of paint cost $23. What was the total charge for painting the house?

Aretha Morgan runs a janitorial service that contracts directly with owners of large office buildings. One building has 3,500 square feet per floor and 21 stories of office space. Morgan’s rate for janitorial services is $6.50 per square foot annually. To the nearest cent, what is the monthly charge for cleaning this office building?

M’s Janitorial Service cleans 2,750 square feet per floor and 41 stories of office space. M’s rate for janitorial services is $7.25 per square foot annually. To the nearest cent, what is M’s annual charge for cleaning this office building?

Van’s Grocery had new flooring laid in its deli area. The space measures 12 feet by 18 feet. Ceramic tiles for the area cost $2.12 per square foot. Two tile layers worked 7.5 hours each to lay the tile, and the tile layers were paid time-and-a-half for their work. Their normal rate is $22.25 per hour. What was the total cost of the new flooring?

The Lucky Clover hired a moving company to transport inventory from its current store to its new store. Lucky Clover’s staff and their friends volunteered to do the loading and unloading. Two small moving vans were needed for 11 hours to move the merchandise. The charge for a van plus driver is $18.75 per hour. This was done on a Sunday so charges were at 1.5 times the daily rate. How much did it cost to move the merchandise?

RS&H Plumbing Inc. plans to install a computer network system that will connect all 10 offices that are located in the southeastern United States and is expected to cost $565,000. RS&H plan to hire a network engineer, a systems analyst, and a computer programmer to assist in the process. The network engineer charges 16% of the cost of the system. The analyst charges a flat fee of $17,000. The programmer charges $75 per hour and works 270 hours. What is the total cost of the professional services?

Pete and Sherry Walsh hired a landscape design consulting firm to help them design a swimming pool and outdoor kitchen for their new home. The consultant charges $50 per hour to design the project and 15% of the entire cost of the project to oversee the work and installation. It took the consultant 7 hours of design work and the total cost of the project was $58,300. How much did the Walsh’s pay to the consulting firm?

ALGEBRA Kim Taylor hangs art in commercial buildings. She does not accept projects for less than an $8,100 fee. Her hourly rate is $185. How many hours would she need to work to generate $8,100?

ALGEBRA Attorney Meli Vazquez does not accept legal cases involving litigation that would result in less than a $54,000 fee. Meli has the opportunity to represent a client who will pay him $157 per hour plus 75% of the settlement. What is the minimum acceptable settlement on a case on which Meli spent 120 hours?

A professional advisor hired by a business on a particular project is called a _______.

Carmella’s Grocery was flooded during a storm. It hired Singh Remodeling and Repair Co. to repair the damage, and eight Singh employees were assigned to the task. Because the store wanted to reopen as soon as possible, the repairs were done on a Sunday, and the workers received time-and-a-half pay. Their regular hourly rate is $18.75. The eight workers spent 9.5 hours on the project each. How much did Carmella pay Singh?

Alana Zipporah, county manager, hires a consultant to provide training to county employees. The consultant charges $875 for each full-day training session. No more than 50 employees may participate in a session. If Zipporah estimates that 975 county employees need the training, how much, in total, will the county be paying the consultant?

Payment for professional services, often charged as a flat fee, a percentage of the cost of the project, or by the hour, is called a ___________________.

You hire a company to provide catering services for special events. For a conference, you require 12 servers to work 5 hours. The normal hourly rate is $21. The food and supplies cost $30 per guest. There are 250 guests in attendance at the conference. What are the total charges for the catering service?