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A small publishing company is planning to publish a new book. The production costs will include one-time fixed costs (such as editing) and variable costs (such as printing). The one-time fixed costs will total

$55,152
. The variable costs will be
$9.50
per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of
$21.50
per book. How many books must the publisher produce and sell so that the production costs will equal the money from sales?

1 Answer

4 votes
9.50x+55152=21.50x
Solve for x
X=4596
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