document.write( "Question 1095117: a refining company produces corn gluten cattle feed at s variable cost of $82 per ton. if fixed costs are $120.00 per month and the feed sells for $134 per ton, how many tons must be sold each month for the company to have a monthly profit of $560,000? \n" ); document.write( "

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[ profit ] = [ income minus cost ]
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+x+\"$ = tons / month sold
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+560000+=+134x+-+%28+82x+%2B+120+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+560000+=+134x+-+82x+-+120+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+52x+=+560120+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+10771.538+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "10,771.538 tons/month
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+560000+=+134%2A10771.538+-+%28+82%2A10771.538+%2B+120+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+560000+=+1443386.154+-+%28+883266.1538+%2B+120+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+560000+=+1443386.154+-+883386.1538+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+560000+=+560000.0002+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "close enough
\n" ); document.write( "check the math \n" ); document.write( "

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