SOLUTION: A publisher for a promising new novel figures fixed costs​ (overhead, advances,​ promotion, copy​ editing, typesetting, and so​ on) at $52,000, and variable costs​ (print

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Question 1174764: A publisher for a promising new novel figures fixed costs​ (overhead, advances,​ promotion, copy​ editing, typesetting, and so​ on) at $52,000, and variable costs​ (printing, paper,​ binding, shipping) at $2.80 for each book produced. If the book is sold to distributors for $16 each, how many must be produced and sold for the publisher to break​ even?
The publisher must produce and sell____ books to break even.

Answer by ikleyn(52776)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Your equation to solve is


    52000 + 2.80x = 16x,


where x is the unknown under the problem's question.

You are instructed --- hence, you can complete the solution on your own.


Happy calculations (!)



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