SOLUTION: Question A small publishing company is planning to publish a new book. The production costs will include one-time fixed costs (such as editing) and variable costs (such as printin

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A small publishing company is planning to publish a new book. The production costs will include one-time fixed costs (such as editing) and variable costs (such as printing). There are two production methods it could use. With one method, the one-time fixed costs will total
$
63,100
, and the variable costs will be
$
11.25
per book. With the other method, the one-time fixed costs will total
$
17,922
, and the variable costs will be
$
23.50
per book. For how many books produced will the costs from the two methods be the same?

Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set 63100+11.25x=17922+23.50x, where x is the number of books
45178=12.25x
x=3688 books

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