Question

Sarah is the president of the drama club and wants to publish a newspaper. Expenses are $.90 for printing and mailing each copy, plus $600 total for research and writing. The price of the newsletter is $1.50 per copy. How many copies of the newsletter must the club sell to break even?. . a. To break even, the drama club must sell 1000 copies. . b. To break even, the drama club must sell 100 copies. . c. To break even, the drama club must sell 250 copies. . d. To break even, the drama club must sell 444 copies. .

Answer 1

Let: x = number of copies sold

We can formulate the following equation to solve for x:

1.50x - 0.9x - 600 = 0

x = 1000

Therefore, the club must sell 1000 copies to break even. Among the choices, the correct answer is A.