Question

10. A taco stand sells tacos for $3.25 each. The stand’s expenses for the day are $210. Define your variables and write an inequality to represent the amount of tacos they need to sell per day to make a profit, and then solve the inequality. Provide your conclusion as a complete sentence.

Answer 1

In order for the profit to be zero, the quantity of tacos produced must be greater than 210/3.25 = 64.615.

Therefore a small profit will be made when 65 tacos are produced, to wit:

3.25*65 = 211.25, less costs of $210, yields a profit of 1.25 on a quantity of 65 tacos