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
$26,312
. The variable costs will be
$8.75
per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of
$21.75
per book. How many books must the publisher produce and sell so that the production costs will equal the money from sales?

Question

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 
$26,312
 . The variable costs will be 
$8.75
 per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of 
$21.75
 per book. How many books must the publisher produce and sell so that the production costs will equal the money from sales?