SOLUTION: The point at which a​ company's costs equal its revenues is the ​ break-even point. C represents the​ cost, in​ dollars, of x units of a product and R repre

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Question 1108029: The point at which a​ company's costs equal its revenues is the ​ break-even point. C represents the​ cost, in​ dollars, of x units of a product and R represents the​ revenue, in​ dollars, from the sale of x units. Find the number of units that must be produced and sold in order to break even. That​ is, find the value of x for which Cequals
R.
Cequals
14xplus64 comma 000
and Requals
18
x.
How many units must be produced and sold in order to break​ even?

Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c = 14x + 64,000
r = 18x

c = cost
r = revenue

you break even when c = r

that gets you 14x + 64,000 = 18x

subtract 14x from both sides of this equation to get 64,000 = 18x - 14x

combine like terms to get 64,000 = 4x

divide both sides of this equation by 4 to get 64,000 / 4 = x

simplify to get 16,000 = x.

they would have to sell 16,000 units to break even.

revenue = 18 * 16,000 = 288,000
cost = 14 * 16,000 + 64,000 = 288,000.

if they sell less than 16,000 units, they lose money.
if they sell more than 16,000 units, the make money.





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