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Question 780085: Each Sunday, a newspaper agency sells x copies of a certain newspaper for $2.00 per copy. The cost of the agency for each newspaper is $1.00. The agency pays a fixed cost for storage, delivery, and so on,of $200 per Sunday. What is the profit or loss of selling 50 newspapers?
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Profit / loss = +%28+2+-+1+%29%2Ax+-+200+
+x+=+50+
+x+-+200+=+50+-+200+
loss = +-150+
There is a loss of $150