In July 2020 the Kansas City Chiefs football team signed a 10-year contract with quarterback Patrick Mahomes that will pay him about $$40$$ million a year. If the Chiefs were going to cover that salary with additional ticket revenues, by how much would the team have to Increase the average ticket price for the eight home games in its $$76,000$$-seat Arrowhead Stadium? Instructions: Round your response to two decimal places. $$S$$ per ticket for each home game.
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The additional salary to be covered is $40 million per year. Step 2: Determine the total number of available tickets per year. The stadium has 76,000 seats. There are 8 home games per year. Total tickets available per year = Number of seats * Number of home Show more…
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