Problema Solution

You set up a business and make an initial

investment of $14000. The unit cost of the

product is $2.27 and the selling price is $3.27.

How many units must you sell to break

even?

Answer in units of units

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'n' represent the number of units sold


total costs:

2.27n + 14000


total revenue:

3.27n


we want to solve for 'n' when total costs equal total revenue:

2.27n + 14000 = 3.27n

n = 14000


14,000 units must be sold in order to break even