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document.write( "A small publishing company is planning to publish a new book. The production costs will include one-time fixed costs (such as editing) and variable costs (such as printing). There are two production methods it could use. With one method, the one-time fixed costs will total <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "63,100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ", and the variable costs will be <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "per book. With the other method, the one-time fixed costs will total <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17,922\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ", and the variable costs will be <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "23.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "per book. For how many books produced will the costs from the two methods be the same? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #719864 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=719864\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Set 63100+11.25x=17922+23.50x, where x is the number of books<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45178=12.25x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3688 books<BR>\n" );
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