SOLUTION: Miraculous Music, Inc. finds that the cost to make x compact discs is C = 7x + 10,237, while the revenue produced from them is R = 20x (C and R are in dollars). What is the sm

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Question 40354: Miraculous Music, Inc. finds that the cost to make x compact discs is C = 7x + 10,237, while the revenue produced from them is R = 20x (C and R are in dollars). What is the smallest whole number of compact discs, x, that must be sold for the company to show a profit?
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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y = 7x + 10,237
+
-y = -20x
=
0 = -13x + 10,237
13x = 10,237
x = 787.46
788 Compact discs must be sold.