How many books must the publisher produce and sell so that the production cost will equal the money from sales

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asked May 19, 2023 186k views

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Uncaged · Answer 1 · 2023-05-23T07:24:33+0000

Step by step explanation:

Assuming x as the number of books, the function of production cost is:

And the selling price function would be:

For rhe production cost to be equal to the money from sales we have:

$\begin{gathered} 25.5x=45240+9.25x \\ 25.5x-9.25x=45240 \\ 16.25x=45240 \\ x=(45240)/(16.25) \\ x=2784 \end{gathered}$

Answer:

The publisher must produce 2784 books