Question

The cost of producing pens is $5.00 to set up the machine and $0.10 per pen. Each pen sells for $0.30. How many pens must be sold for the cost of production to equal the income?

Answer 1

x=25

Explanation:

0.3x = 5+0.1x

0.3x-0.1x = 5

0.2x = 5

x = 5/0.2

x= 50/2

x=25