SOLUTION: A company makes stuffed animals for children. Each animal is sold for $12.00. If the company has a fixed cost of $1,500 per week, plus $4.00 to make each animal, X, which equati

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Question 612535: A company makes stuffed animals for children. Each animal is sold for $12.00. If the company has a fixed cost of $1,500 per week, plus $4.00 to make each animal, X, which equation shows sales equal to cost?
A. 12X = 4X + 1500
B. 12X = 4X - 1500
C. 4(12X) = 1500
D. (12 + 4)X = 1500
Could someone please help solve this problem? Please explain it to me!

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sales = Cost

12x = 4x+1500

The sales is 12x because the selling price is $12 for x toys.

The cost is 4x+1500 because it costs 4x dollars on top of the fixed cost of $1500 to make x toys.