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 21499
. The variable costs will be $12
per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of 22.75
per book. How many books must the publisher produce and sell so that the production costs will equal the money from sales?

Answer 1

21499 +12*x=22.75*x
21499=22.75x-12x
21499=10.75x
x=21499/10.75≈1999.9≈2000 books