SOLUTION: A certain manufacturer produces items for which the production costs consist of annual fixed costs totaling $130,000 and variable costs averaging $8 per item. If the manufacturer'

Question 1047105: A certain manufacturer produces items for which the production costs consist of annual fixed costs totaling $130,000 and variable costs averaging $8 per item. If the manufacturer's selling price per item is $1.5, how many items must the manufacturer produces and sell to earn an annual profit of $150,000?
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
He will never make money, his variable cost alone, $8, is higher than the selling price, $1.50
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This is your equation:
1.5x-130,000+8x = 150,000
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Correct the bad number in the equation with the right number and do the math.

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