Question 1047105:  A certain manufacturer produces items for which the production costs consist of annual fixed costs totaling $130,000 and variable costs averaging $8 per item.  If the manufacturer's selling price per item is $1.5, how many items must the manufacturer produces and sell to earn an annual profit of $150,000? 
 Answer by addingup(3677)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! He will never make money, his variable cost alone, $8, is higher than the selling price, $1.50 
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This is your equation: 
1.5x-130,000+8x = 150,000 
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Correct the bad number in the equation with the right number and do the math. 
 
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