Problema Solution
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). There are two production methods it could use. With one method, the one-time fixed costs will total
$20,310
, and the variable costs will be
$19.50
per book. With the other method, the one-time fixed costs will total
$36,982
, and the variable costs will be
$11.50
per book. For how many books produced will the costs from the two methods be the same?
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Let 'x' represent the number of books.
20,310 + 19.50x = 36,982 + 11.50x
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x = 2084 books
For 2084 books the two methods cost the same.