SOLUTION: "It cost a company $1,400 to set up the necessary machinery and then $5 to manufacture bath towels. They sell the towels for $8.50 each. Up to this point the company has lost money

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Question 904827: "It cost a company $1,400 to set up the necessary machinery and then $5 to manufacture bath towels. They sell the towels for $8.50 each. Up to this point the company has lost money on the towels. What is the greatest number of towels they could have sold for this to happen?"

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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8.5-5=3.5
mx=b
3.5m=1400
m=1400/3.5
m=400
After 400 towels, the machinery is paid for.