SOLUTION: Please help me with this equation: A company has two molds to form tires. One mold has a setup cost of $1,000 and the other has a setup cost of $3,000. The cost to make each tire w

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Question 504569: Please help me with this equation: A company has two molds to form tires. One mold has a setup cost of $1,000 and the other has a setup cost of $3,000. The cost to make each tire with the first mold is $15, and the cost to make each tire with the second mold is $10.
*Find the break point?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1000+15x=3000+10x
5x=2000
x=400
The point at which the processes are equal is at 400 tires..