document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=785948>Question 785948</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Your college newspaper, The Collegiate Investigator, has fixed production costs of $76 per edition and marginal printing and distribution costs of 41¢/copy. The Collegiate Investigator sells for 51¢/copy. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Write down the associated cost function C(x) in dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " C(x) = 	  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Write down the revenue function R(x) in dollars. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "R(x) = 	  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Write down the profit function P(x) in dollars. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x) = 	  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " (b) What profit (or loss) results from the sale of 500 copies of The Collegiate Investigator?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " (c) How many copies should be sold in order to break even?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #477766 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=xinxin><B>xinxin(76)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=xinxin><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=477766\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a). C(x) = 76 + 0.41x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R(x) = 0.51x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x) = R(x) - C(x) = 0.1x -76<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b). P(500) = 0.1 * 500 -76 = -26 (loss)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c). 0.1x - 76 =0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  x = 760<BR>\n" );
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