document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=466693>Question 466693</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me to solve this problem. A corn refining company produces corn gluten cattle feed at a variable cost of $76 per ton. If fixed costs are $110,000 per month and the feed sells for $126 per ton, how many tons must be sold for the company to have a monthly profit of $540,000? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #320271 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=320271\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number of tons produced per month be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "126x- (110,000 + 76x)=540,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "126x-110,000-76x=540,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x=650,000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=650,000/50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=13000 Tons </SPAN>\n" );
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