Question

Nancy sells handcrafted bracelets at a flea market for $8. If her monthly fixed costs are $825 and each bracelet costs her $1.25 to make, how many bracelets must she sell in a month to make a profit?

Answer 1

123 bracelets ... 

fixed costs $825 and each bracelets costs $1.25. she only makes back $6.75 each bracelet. In order to make a profit she has to earn back the $825.  825/6.75 = 122. she needs to make 122 bracelets to break even but it will take 123 bracelets to make a profit