document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1188823>Question 1188823</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A manufacturer sells his product at $23 per unit, selling all he produces. His fixed cost is $18,000 and his variable cost per unit is $18.50. The level of production at which the manufacturer breaks even is </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = number of units made and sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(x) = cost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(x) = 18.50x+18000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R(x) = revenue<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R(x) = 23x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Breakeven point occurs when the cost and revenue are the same, which produces a profit of 0 dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R(x) = C(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23x = 18.50x+18000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23x-18.50x = 18000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.50x = 18000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 18000/(4.50)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 4000 units<BR>\n" );
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