document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56258>Question 56258</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company that manufactures bikes has a fixed cost of $100.00.  It costs $100.00 to product each bike.  The selling price per bike is $300.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. write the cost function, C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. write the revenu function, R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. determine the breat-even point.  Describe what this means. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1. write the cost function, C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C(x)=mx+b, where m is the cost per bike and b is the fixed price.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(x)=100x+100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. write the revenu function, R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R(x)=kx, where k is the selling price per bike.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R(x)=300x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. determine the breat-even point.  Describe what this means.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The break even point is when C(x)=R(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x+100=300x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-100x+100x+100=300x-100x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100=200x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100/200=200x/200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This makes me think that perhaps you typed the problem incorrectly.  Because according to this, the company breaks even if it sells half a bike.  I would round that up to 1.  Is the fixed cost=to the cost per bike?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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