A musician is planning to market a CD. The fixed costs are $850 and the variable costs are $4 per CD. The wholesale price of the CD will be $9. 4. 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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anonymous · Answer

since the cds are 9 to sell 4 to buy, there will be a 5 dollar profit off off each cd
to make a profit he must sell more than 850 dollars worth
5x=850      x=170
so 170 cds to break even and 171 to make a profit