Question

Company A manufactures and sells gidgets. The owners have determined that the company has the monthly revenue and cost functions shown, such that x represents the number of gidgets sold.
R(x) = 16x
C(x) = 12x + 1,424
At what number of gidgets sold will the company break-even (the point where revenue equals cost)?

A.
480 gidgets
B.
51 gidgets
C.
356 gidgets
D.
119 gidgets

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C.  356 gidgets

Step-by-step explanation:

we have  R(x) ----> the monthly revenue function  C(x) ---> the monthly cost function  x ----> the number of gidgets sold we know that  Break-even means that the revenue equals cost  so  solve for x