document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1009377>Question 1009377</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Students at Hammond middle school are raising money for the end of the year school party. They decide to sell for Valentine's Day. The students can buy the roses for $0.50 each from a wholesaler. They also need $60 to buy ribbon and paper to protect roses as well as materials for advertising the sale. They sell for $1.30.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. What is the students profit If they sell 50 roses? 100 roses? 200 roses? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #624878 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=624878\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Profit= Revenue-(variable+fixed expenses). In your problem, you have a vaiable expense of 0.50, it is variable because if you buy 1 rose it's 0.50 and if you buy 100 it's 50. And you have a fixed expense of 60. You have to pay the 60 whether you sell 1 rose or 500.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's call the profit P and the number of roses they sell x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P= 1.30x-(0.50x+60) Now substitute x with your numbers and do the math. I'll do one for an example, I'll do 100:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P= 1.30x-(0.50x+60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P= 1.30(100)- (0.50(100)+60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P= 130-(50+60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P= 130-110<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P= 20 is how much they made selling 100 roses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(hint: if you only sell 50 roses you don't make any money, in fact you lose $20)\r<BR>\n" );
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