Question

A publisher makes books for a number of distributors. For one book, the charge to the distributor is represented by a fixed cost of $3000 plus $16 per book. a) How much would 600 books cost b) what is the cost per book if 600 are ordered c) what is the cost per book if 1000 are ordered

Answer 1

a. $12,600

b. $21

c. $19

Explanation:

a) The cost is $3000 plus $16 per book

For 600 books, we have

3000 + 16(600)

= 3000 + 9600 = $12,600

b) Cost per book will be;

12,690/600 = $21

c) for 1000

= 3000 + 16(1000)

= 3000 + 16,000 = 19,000

cost per book is 19,000/1000 = $19