Problema Solution

A musician is planning to market a CD. The fixed costs are $1140 and the variable costs are $4 per CD. The wholesale price of the CD will be $10. For the artist to make a profit, revenues must be greater than costs.

How many CDs, x, must be sold for the musician to make a profit?

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Let = total cost of making CDs

Let = total income from making CDs

given:



The problem is asking "When does the income = cost?"





180 CDs must be sold to break even