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Question 1191957: A small juice company spends $1,200 per day on business expenses plus $1.10 per bottle of juice that they make. They charge $2.50 for each bottle of juice they produce. How many bottles of juice must the company sell in one day in order to equal the daily costs? Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):
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A small juice company spends $1,200 per day on business expenses plus $1.10 per bottle of juice
that they make. They charge $2.50 for each bottle of juice they produce.
How many bottles of juice must the company sell in one day in order to equal the daily costs?
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The governing equation is
1200 + 1.10*b = 2.50*b,
where b is the number of bottles.
From the equation,
b = = 857.14 bottles.
