The cost C (in dollars) for the care and maintenance of a horse and carriage is C=15x+2000 where x is the number of rides.

Mathematics

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MissTica3 years ago

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Answer: 100 rides are needed to break even.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have given the cost function

C(x)=15x+2000 where x is the number of rides.

And rides cost 35$

⇒ revenue function would be 35 times x

i.e.R(x)=35 x , where x is the number of rides.

Break even point of a firm occurs when at a certain point x the total cost equals to the total revenue.

i.e. at break even point

total revenue=total cost

⇒35x=15x+2000

⇒35-15x=2000[subtract 15x from both sides]

⇒20x=2000 [simplify]

⇒x=2000/20[dividing both sides with 20]

⇒x=100

∴ 100 rides are needed to break even.

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