Jason started a company that makes and sells banjos. He spent $15,000 to start the company and spends $50 to make each banjo. Th

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Jason started a company that makes and sells banjos. He spent $15,000 to start the company and spends $50 to make each banjo. Th

e company sells each banjo for $150. The graph of the system of linear equations representing Jason’s company’s costs and revenue for making and selling x banjos is shown below.
How many banjos will his company need to sell for costs and revenue to be equal?

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elena55 [62] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-07T22:14:21+03:00

elena55 [62]3 years ago

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Answer:

150

Step-by-step explanation:

Each banjo sold contributes $100 toward profit. Then $15000/$100 = 150 banjos need to be sold to cover the $15,000 in start-up costs. A properly extended graph shows this.