SOLUTION: If x units of a product costs C dollars to manufacture and earn revenue of R dollars, the value of x where the expressions for C and R are equal is called the break-even quantity,

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Question 547982: If x units of a product costs C dollars to manufacture and earn revenue of R dollars, the value of x where the expressions for C and R are equal is called the break-even quantity, the number of units that produce zero profit. Find the break-even quantiry when C=14x + 28000 and R=16x
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Find the break-even quantity when C=14x + 28000 and R=16x
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This isn't hard, if R = C. we have:
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16x = 14x + 28000
16x - 14x = 28000
2x = 28000
x = 14000