Sam and David invest $13,500 in equipment to print books. Each book costs $7.50 to print and sells for $21.00. How many books must they sell before their business breaks even?(1 point)

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1800 books

1000 books

2000 books

900 books

Answer 1

To break even, the total cost of printing must equal the total revenue from book sales.

The cost to print each book is $7.50 and the revenue from selling each book is $21.00.

Let's set up the equation:

Number of books * cost to print each book = Number of books * revenue from selling each book

Let's represent the number of books as "x":

$7.50 * x = $21.00 * x

Now we can solve for "x":

$7.50x = $21.00x

We can divide both sides of the equation by $7.50 to isolate "x":

x = $21.00 / $7.50

x = 2.8

Since we can't sell a fractional number of books, we need to round up to the nearest whole number.

Therefore, Sam and David must sell at least 3 books before their business breaks even.

Answer 2

the correct answer

Answer 3

To break even, the total cost of printing must equal the total revenue from book sales.

The cost to print each book is $7.50 and the revenue from selling each book is $21.00.

Let's represent the number of books they need to sell as "x":

Total cost = Total revenue

Cost to print each book * Number of books = Selling price of each book * Number of books

$7.50 * x = $21.00 * x

Now we can solve for "x":

7.50x = 21.00x

Subtract 7.50x from both sides:

7.50x - 7.50x = 21.00x - 7.50x

0 = 13.50x

Divide both sides by 13.50:

0/13.50 = 13.50x/13.50

0 = x

Since x represents the number of books they need to sell in order to break even, the correct answer is 0 books. However, this does not seem possible or feasible in reality. It's likely that there was an error in the equation or information provided.

Answer 4

A B C or D

Answer 5

The correct answer is D) 900 books.