Thulani wants to start a transport business. He owns one minibus and employs Lebogang to be the driver. The table below shows the list of income and expenditure for July 2026. Use the given information to answer the questions that follow.

Step 1: Calculate the total maintenance costs. Maintenance costs include Fuel, Services and repairs, and Cleaning. Total maintenance costs = Fuel + Services and repairs + Cleaning Total maintenance costs = R3\,279.61 + R1\,046.10 + R150.00 Total maintenance costs = R4\,475.71 The total maintenance costs are R4\,475.71. Step 2: Calculate the litres of fuel used. The fuel expense is R3 279.61 and the cost per litre is R24.94. Litres of fuel used = Total fuel expenseCost per litre Litres of fuel used = R3\,279.61R24.94/litre Litres of fuel used ≈ 131.50 litres Approximately 131.50 litres of fuel were used. Step 3: Calculate the percentage of total expenses allocated to salary. The driver's salary is R11 350.00 and the total expenses are R19 717.16. Percentage allocated to salary = Driver's salaryTotal expenses × 100\% Percentage allocated to salary = R11\,350.00R19\,717.16 × 100\% Percentage allocated to salary ≈ 57.56\% Approximately 57.56\% of the total expenses was allocated to salary. Step 4: Calculate the profit Thulani made. Profit is calculated as Total Income minus Total Expenses. Profit = Total Income - Total Expenses Profit = R27\,842.00 - R19\,717.16 Profit = R8\,124.84 Thulani made a profit of R8\,124.84. Send me the next one 📸