document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185001>Question 1185001</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company produces a product at a cost of $6 per unit. If fixed costs are $20,000 and each unit sells at $8, at least how many units must be sold in order to earn a profit? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note the formal algebraic calculations shown by the other tutor are exactly what logic and common sense tells you.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The profit on the product is the difference between the selling price and the cost of production, which is $8-$6=$2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To make up the fixed costs of $20,000, the number of products sold has to be greater than $20,000/$2 = 10,000.<br><BR>\n" );
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