SOLUTION: A shop buys tablets from the manufacturer for $88 each and sells them to the public for $170 each. The shop has fixed costs of $48,000. a. create an equation that expresses the

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Question 828717: A shop buys tablets from the manufacturer for $88 each and sells them to the public for $170 each. The shop has fixed costs of $48,000.
a. create an equation that expresses the business profit as a function of the # of tablets sold.
b. use this equation to determine how many tablets must be sold in order for the shop to break even.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +P%28n%29+ = the shop's profit
Let +n+ = the number of tablets sold
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+P%28n%29+=+170n+-+%28+88n+%2B+48000+%29+
The shop breaks even when +P%28n%29+=+0+
+0+=+170n+-+%28+88n+%2B+48000+%29+
+82n+=+48000+
+n+=+585+ ( rounded off )