SOLUTION: The fixed costs of an item are 850 dollars and the variable costs are 4 dollars per piece. The wholesale price will be 9 dollars. How many pieces must be sold to make profit?
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Question 668795: The fixed costs of an item are 850 dollars and the variable costs are 4 dollars per piece. The wholesale price will be 9 dollars. How many pieces must be sold to make profit? Answer by swincher4391(1107) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let n be the number of pieces. We want:
850 + 4n < 9n
850 < 5n
170 < n
n > 170
So 171 pieces or more must be sold to make a profit.
