SOLUTION: Candy bars are sold in a local store for 60 cents each. The factory has $1000 in fixed costs plus 10 cents of additional expense for each candy bar made. Assuming all candy bars ma

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Question 1152594: Candy bars are sold in a local store for 60 cents each. The factory has $1000 in fixed costs plus 10 cents of additional expense for each candy bar made. Assuming all candy bars manufactured can be sold, find the break-even point.
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60 cents = 0.6 of a dollar.


10 cents = 0.1 of a dollar.


The break-even equation is


     1000 + 0.1x = 0.6x.


Simplify and solve for x, which is the number of the made and sold candy bars.


    1000 = 0.6x - 0.1x

    1000 = 0.1x

    x    = 1000%2F0.1 = 10,000.


ANSWER.  Break-even point is 10,000 candies.

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