A Landscaping Company Is Considering Renting a Backhoe at $12,000

A landscaping company is considering renting a backhoe at $12,000 for the season. The variable cost of completing a landscaping project with the use of the backhoe is $500. Alternatively, without the use of the backhoe, the company would incur a variable cost of $1,000 per landscaping project and no fixed costs. If the landscaping company plans to complete more than _____ projects, the total cost of landscaping projects will be lower _____.

A) 24; with the backhoe
B) 18; with the backhoe
C) 44; without the backhoe
D) 12; without the backhoe