SOLUTION: a book publisher pays $74,200.00 to prepare a book for publication. Total costs are $5.50 per book. If the book is sold to bookstores for $19.50 per copy, how many copies must be s

SOLUTION: a book publisher pays $74,200.00 to prepare a book for publication. Total costs are $5.50 per book. If the book is sold to bookstores for $19.50 per copy, how many copies must be s

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Question 326134: a book publisher pays $74,200.00 to prepare a book for publication. Total costs are $5.50 per book. If the book is sold to bookstores for $19.50 per copy, how many copies must be sold for the publisher to break even?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(19.50-5.50)X=74,200
14X=74,200
X=74,200/14
X=5,300 BOOKS NEED TO BE SOLD TO BREAK EVEN.
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