Given: A contractor has a contract to paint a house. The contractor has estimated it will take 40 hours and plans to complete it in five 8-hour days at a rate of $30 per hour. The owners asks the contractor to complete the job in three days. The owner is willing to pay whatever overtime is necessary. Overtime will be paid at 1 1/2 times the regular rate. The contractor is doing this work alone, without a crew or helpers. What will be the cost to the owner for the contractor to finish the job in three days?

Given: A contractor has a contract to paint a house. The contractor has estimated it will take 40 hours and plans to complete it in five 8-hour days at a rate of $30 per hour. The owners asks the contractor to complete the job in three days. The owner is willing to pay whatever overtime is necessary. Overtime will be paid at 1 1/2 times the regular rate. The contractor is doing this work alone, without a crew or helpers. What will be the cost to the owner for the contractor to finish the job in three days?