SOLUTION: Please help, don't understand...thanks A small publishing company is planning to publish a new book. The production costs will include one-time fixed costs (such as editing) an

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Question 156600: Please help, don't understand...thanks
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 $35,630. The variable costs will be $11.50 per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of $20.25 per book. How many books must the publisher print and sell so that the production costs will equal the money obtained from sales?

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let n="number of books to break even"

35630+n(11.50)=n(20.25) __ 35630=n(8.75) __ n=4072