SOLUTION: A manufacturing engineer determines that the cost per unit for a soprano recorder is $10 and that the fixed cost is $20,358. The selling price for the recorder is $49. Find the bre

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Question 1037429: A manufacturing engineer determines that the cost per unit for a soprano recorder is $10 and that the fixed cost is $20,358. The selling price for the recorder is $49. Find the break-even point.
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let r be recorders. Then:
20358+10r=49r
39r=20358
r=522
The break even point is 522 units!!!!!!!!!!!!