document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=828717>Question 828717</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A shop buys tablets from the manufacturer for $88 each and sells them to the public for $170 each. The shop has fixed costs of $48,000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. create an equation that expresses the business profit as a function of the # of tablets sold.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. use this equation to determine how many tablets must be sold in order for the shop to break even. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #499474 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=499474\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+P%28n%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+P%28n%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the shop's profit<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+n+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+n+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the number of tablets sold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+P%28n%29+=+170n+-+%28+88n+%2B+48000+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+P%28n%29+=+170n+-+%28+88n+%2B+48000+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The shop breaks even when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+P%28n%29+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+P%28n%29+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+0+=+170n+-+%28+88n+%2B+48000+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+0+=+170n+-+%28+88n+%2B+48000+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+82n+=+48000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+82n+=+48000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+n+=+585+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+n+=+585+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ( rounded off )\r<BR>\n" );
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