You are running a small yard maintenance business for the summer. What do you expect to happen to the number of yards you can maintain in a day as you add workers if you don’t purchase more capital equipment (like mowers and leaf blowers)? Provide two (2) supporting facts to support your response.

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You are running a small yard maintenance business for the summer.  What do you expect to happen to the number of yards you can maintain in a day as you add workers if you don’t purchase more capital equipment (like mowers and leaf blowers)?  Provide two (2) supporting facts to support your response.

Ms. Sue · Answer

If you run two shifts of workers a day, you can almost double the number of yards serviced without buying more capital equipment.