document.write( "Question 65753: you are the office manager of r a small company. You need to acquire a new copier for the office. You find a suitable one that leases for $250 a month from the copy machine company. It costs 2.5 cents per copy to run the machine. You purchases paper for $3.50 a ream (500 sheets). If your copying budget is no more than $950 per month, is this machine a good choice? Write a brief recommendation to the purchasing department. Use equations and inequalitities to explain your recommendation. \n" ); document.write( "

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950=250+X(3.5/500+.025)
\n" ); document.write( "SOLVING FOR X WHICH IS THE MAX COPYING FOR THE BUDGET
\n" ); document.write( "950=250+X(.007+.025)
\n" ); document.write( "950-250=.032X
\n" ); document.write( ".032X=700
\n" ); document.write( "X=700/.032
\n" ); document.write( "X=21,875 SHEETS CAN BE COPIED PER MONTH WITHIN THE BUDGET.
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\n" ); document.write( "THE ONLY RECOMMENDATION YOU CAN MAKE IS IF THEY NEED TO COPY LESS THAN 21,875 SHEETS PER MONTH THAN THIS MACHINE WILL KEEP THEM BELOW THE BUDGET. \n" ); document.write( "

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