you decide to market your own custom computer software. You must invest $3255 for computer hardware, and spend $2.90 to buy and package each disk. If each program sells for $13.75, how many copies must you sell to break even?

Answer 1

To calculate the number of copies to sell in order to break even, we need to determine the total expenses and divide it by the selling price per copy.

First, let's calculate the total expenses:
Computer hardware cost: $3255
Cost of each disk (buying and packaging): $2.90

Total cost per copy = $3255 + $2.90 = $3257.90

Now, let's calculate the break-even point:
Selling price per copy: $13.75

Number of copies to sell for break-even = Total expenses / Selling price per copy
Number of copies to sell for break-even = $3257.90 / $13.75 = 237.06

Therefore, you would need to sell at least 238 copies (since you can't sell fractions of copies) to break even.