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Question 1133762: A small publishing company is planning to publish a new book. The production costs will include one-time fixed costs (such as editing) and variable costs (such as printing). The one-time fixed costs will total 39060
. The variable costs will be
9.50 per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of 18.25
per book. How many books must the publisher produce and sell so that the production costs will equal the money from sales?

Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number of books to be printed be x:
39060 + 9.5x = 18.25x
39060 = 8.75x
x = 39060/8.75 Divide to get your answer, use your calculator