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Question 121570: 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 amount to $47,736 . The variable costs will be $9.50 per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of $23 per book. How many books must the publisher print and sell so that the production costs will equal the money obtained from sales? Found 2 solutions by checkley71, solver91311:Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 47,736+9.50x=23x
23x-9.50x=47,736
13.5x=47,736
x=47,736/13.5
x=3,526 books are the break even number.
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