The monthly cost is given by
[tex]130x+1200[/tex]Where "x" is the number of writers, 130 is the cost price per month per writer, and 1200 is the fixed cost. We don't want it to exceed 2370, therefore
[tex]130x+1200\le2370[/tex]The cost must be equal to or less than 2370, let's solve it for x
[tex]\begin{gathered} 130x+1200\le2370 \\ \\ 130x\le2370-1200 \\ \\ 130x\le1170 \\ \\ x\le\frac{1170}{130} \\ \\ x\le9 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, we can only afford 9 writers or less in a month, if we hire 10 writers we will exceed 2370.
