SOLUTION: The drama club is putting on a production that will cost $525 for the set and $150 per performance. A sold-out performance will bring in $325. Write an equation for the cost C, a
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Question 917987: The drama club is putting on a production that will cost $525 for the set and $150 per performance. A sold-out performance will bring in $325. Write an equation for the cost C, and an equation for the income I for p sold-out performances. Find how many sold-out performances will make the cost equal to the income, the break-even point.
Can some one hell me please I have tried to work this problem out and I keep getting stuck.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you want to make the costs to the
so, the basic equality is:
$ one-time expense + $
or
Therefore,
Three sold-out performances will be needed for the costs to equal the income.
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