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). The one-time fixed costs will total 21543 . The variable costs will be 10.25 per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of 21.00 per book. How many books must the publisher produce and sell so that the production costs will equal the money from sales?

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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). The one-time fixed costs will total 21543 . The variable costs will be 10.25 per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of 21.00  per book. How many books must the publisher produce and sell so that the production costs will equal the money from sales?

radar · Answer

profit per book is 21.00-10.25=10.75
21543/10.75=2004 books to cover the fixed (one time) cost.