Question: 2 - 1 0 . A mail carrier at the U . S . Postal Service works on Sunday delivering high - priority letters and

2-10. A mail carrier at the U.S. Postal Service works on Sunday delivering high-priority letters and packages. They can deliver 15 items per hour. The fixed hourly costs (vehicle depreciation, insurance, etc.) equal $42 and the hourly variable costs (time and a half wages, etc.) total $0.50 per item delivered. How much must the U.S. Postal Service charge for each item delivered in order to breakeven on Sunday deliveries? (2.2)

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