SOLUTION: Wild and Crazy Productions wants to purchase a new CD producing machine. Its cost is $5000.00. If their labor and other unit costs are $5.00 per CD and they can sell the CD for $1

SOLUTION: Wild and Crazy Productions wants to purchase a new CD producing machine. Its cost is $5000.00. If their labor and other unit costs are $5.00 per CD and they can sell the CD for $1

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Question 133673: Wild and Crazy Productions wants to purchase a new CD producing machine. Its cost is $5000.00. If their labor and other unit costs are $5.00 per CD and they can sell the CD for $10.00 each, how many must they manufacture before they pay for their new machine?
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5000=(10-5)x
5000=5x
x=5000/5
x=1000 cds need to be manufactured to break even.
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