document.write( "Question 121570: 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). The one-time fixed costs will amount to $47,736 . The variable costs will be $9.50 per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of $23 per book. How many books must the publisher print and sell so that the production costs will equal the money obtained from sales? \n" ); document.write( "

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47,736+9.50x=23x
\n" ); document.write( "23x-9.50x=47,736
\n" ); document.write( "13.5x=47,736
\n" ); document.write( "x=47,736/13.5
\n" ); document.write( "x=3,526 books are the break even number. \n" ); document.write( "

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