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The cost to manufacture a sofa is $600 per sofa plus a fixed setup cost of $4,500. Each sofa sells

for $750. How many sofas must be sold to turn a profit of $12,000?

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Answer:

50 sofas

Explanation:

We know

A sofa made costs $600

1 sofa sell = $750

750 - 600 = $150

So, the profit is $150 for each sofa

setup cost = $4500

Let x be the number of sofas, and we have the equation

12000 = 150x + 4500

Now let's solve

12000 = 150x + 4500

7500 = 150x

x = 50 sofas

So, they need to sell 50 sofas to turn a profit of $12000

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