document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54287>Question 54287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an inequality to describe the situation and solve it to obtain the solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your department sends its copying to the photocopying service down the street.  The service bills your department $0.09 per page.  Your department is considering purchasing a copier for $2750.  The expense per page with the copier would be $0.04.  If the expected life of the copier is 4 years how many copies must the department make in the 4-year period to justify the expenditure for the copier? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The department is paying $ 0.09  and it will be incurring a cost of $ 0.04 (in case the photocopier is purchased).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the department will be saving  =   $0.09 - $0.04  = $0.05 per page\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the number of pages required to be copied so that the cost is equal to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost of copier can be found by equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$0.05 * x = 2750<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which gives  x = 2750/$0.05  <BR>\n" );
document.write( " x = 2750*100/5 = 55000   copies\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the department needs to make 55000 copies in four years to break-even (the cost of copier)\r<BR>\n" );
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