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He purchased $12.00 worth of lemons and $4.00 worth of glasses to make the lemonade.

He adds $0.02 worth of sugar to each glass of lemonade.
He sells each glass of lemonade for $0.25.
What is the minimum number of glasses of lemonade that Michael needs to sell to begin to make a profit?

User Kuzey
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Answer:

The minimum number of glasses of lemonade is 70

Explanation:

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With the data provided, we can build a model for the profit that Michael gets for selling lemonade.

First, we set up the cost function. He purchased $12 in lemons and $4 in glasses. It makes a fixed cost of $16. He also spends $0.02 per glass of lemonade fot the sugar. Being x the number of glasses of lemonade Michael sells, the total cost is modeled by

C(x)=16+0.02x

The revenue for selling x glasses of lemonade is

R(x)=0.25x

The profit is

P(x)=R(x)-C(x)=0.25x-(16+0.02x)

P(x)=0.23x-16

To make profits:

0.23x-16>0

Solving for x

x>16/0.23

x>69.6

Since x must be an integer

The minimum number of glasses of lemonade is 70

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