document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=868911>Question 868911</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A wealthy businessman opens a factory that manufactures a type of indoor soccer boot. He employs 16 workers each of whom is paid a monthly salary of R8000. It costs R140 to manufacture pair of boots and each pair sells for R300. Assume that no other costs are invloved, how many pairs of boots must be sold each month for the business to break even </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "sales = cost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let no of boots be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "workers 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R8000 /month\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "wages = 16*8000 = 128000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "140 to make a pair<BR>\n" );
document.write( "140x \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sales = 300x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "300x= 140x+128000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160x=128000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=800 pairs </SPAN>\n" );
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