SOLUTION: A company produces graphing calculators for $26 and sells each one for $132. The fixed costs are $47,700. Determine the number of calculators that must be produced and sold to b

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Question 1107915: A company produces graphing calculators for $26 and sells each one for $132. The fixed costs are $47,700. Determine the number of calculators that must be produced and sold to break even.

Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
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The break even equation is

47700 + 26*n = 132*n,

where n is the number of produced and sold calculators.

Solve it for n.