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document.write( "Steve wants to start his own T-shirt business. His initial costs to get the business going are $1,500. It also costs on average $3 per shirt. Steve charges $10 for each shirt he sells. How many shirts does Steve need to sell to break-even?\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 #786744 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=786744\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> costs are $1500+3x, where x = number of shirts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "revenue is 10x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Break-even is where the two equal or $1500+3x=10x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=214.28 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since there can't be a fractional shirt, at 214 he doesn't quite break-even and at 215 shirts, he has broken-even. I would use 215. </SPAN>\n" );
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