Question

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 $53,150. The variable costs will be $12 per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of $24.50 per book. How many books must the publisher produce and sell so that the production costs will equal the money from sales?

Answer 1

12x +53,150 = 24.5x (production cost = revenue )

53,150 = 12.5x (subtract 12x from both sides and then divide 53,150 by 12.5)

x= 4,252 books

Explanation: