Problema Solution
Printing a newsletter costs $7.50 per copy plus $450 in printer fees. The copies are sold for $3 each. How many copies of the newsletter must be sold to break even?
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Let 'x' represent the number of copies sold, x is positive integer.
The cost for producing x copies is: 7.50x + 450
The revenue from selling x copies is: 3x
To break even 7.50x + 450 must equals 3x that is:
7.50x + 450 = 3x
3.50x + 450 = 0
The above equality is not possible for x positive integer (3.50 + 450 is always greater than 0 for any x>0), meaning no matter how many copies are sold the company will never break even.