SOLUTION: You decide to market your own custom computer system. You must invest $5874 in computer hardware and spend $4.85 to buy and package each disk. If each program sells for $13.75, ho

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Question 66748: You decide to market your own custom computer system. You must invest $5874 in computer hardware and spend $4.85 to buy and package each disk. If each program sells for $13.75, how many copies must you sell to break even?

Here are the multiple choice answers:
A. 660 copies
B. 316 copies
C. 315 copies
D. 659 copies
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Profit = Selling Price - Cost for each disk
Profit = 13.75 - 4.85 = $8.90

Let x = number of disks to break even
Then, 8.90x= 5874
x=+5874%2F8.90=660 copies.

The correct answer is A)

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