document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998958>Question 998958</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain why a company has to sell 100 soccer balls before they will make a profit. The cost of producing a soccer ball is modeled by C =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x + 1000. The sales price of a soccer ball is $20. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "C(100) = 10(100) + 1000 = $2000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To recoup that $2000, they would need to sell 100 balls at $20 each,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "because 100($20) = $2000. </SPAN>\n" );
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