document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=223548>Question 223548</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You decide to market your own custom computer software. You invest $3255 for computer hardware and spend $2.90 to buy and package each disk. If each program sells for $13.75, how many copies must you sell to break even. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the amount of programs or disks I need to sell be D\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the amount I'd have to spend to buy and package D disks is: 2.9D\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The proceeds from selling D disks = 13.75D\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In order to break even, we have: 13.75D = 2.9D + 3,255\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13.75D - 2.9D = 3,255\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10.85D  =  3,255\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3255%2F10.85 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3255%2F10.85\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 300\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, in order to break even, I will have to sell D, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28300%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28300%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > disks, or programs. </SPAN>\n" );
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