SOLUTION: A cassette tape manufacturer finds that it costs $2790 to make 2000 tapes each day, while fixed costs are an additional $2500 per day. (Total cost of 2000 tapes is $5290.) What is

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Question 1177500: A cassette tape manufacturer finds that it costs $2790 to make 2000 tapes each day, while fixed costs are an additional $2500 per day. (Total cost of 2000 tapes is $5290.) What is the total cost to make 1000 tapes?
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Answer by ikleyn(52812) About Me  (Show Source):
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total cost to make  1000  tapes = fixed cost + variable cost = 2500 + 1000%2A%282790%2F2000%29 = 2500 + 2790%2F2 = 3895  dollars.    ANSWER

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Answer by greenestamps(13203) About Me  (Show Source):
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The cost of producing 1000 tapes is half the cost of producing 2000 tapes: $2790/2 = $1395.

The total cost to produce 1000 tapes is that cost plus the fixed cost of $2500:

ANSWER: $1395+$2500 = $3895


Answer by Layyy(1) About Me  (Show Source):