The shirts cost $100 for the printing design and set up, plus $10 per shirt. The team is going to sell the shirts for $15 each. How many shirts do they need to sell to break even?

Answer 1

Let x be the number of shirts they need to sell to break even.

The total cost to produce x shirts is:
Total cost = $100 + $10x

The total revenue from selling x shirts is:
Total revenue = $15x

To break even, the total cost must equal the total revenue:
$100 + $10x = $15x

Subtract $10x from both sides:
$100 = $5x

Divide by $5:
x = 20

The team needs to sell 20 shirts to break even.